Will it last? Good question, and only time will tell. That said, the Ryzen 7 5800X has sporadically appeared more often on store shelves than the rest of the Zen 3 stack and other hardware that is scarce. And as of this writing, it is available at several online sellers, which cost against MSRP.
Amazon offers free delivery to Prime members, as well as free returns, if you ship it in a refilled envelope and weaken it along the way. In my experience, returning things to Amazon is about as painless as it gets, provided the item is shipped and sold by Amazon (which it is in this case).
Newegg, meanwhile, has the slightly lower price and also offers free delivery. It’s been a long time since I returned anything to Newegg and I do not remember how it went. But if you want to save 99 cents, then go for it.
Apparently it’s not just Amazon and Newegg either. You can also buy the Ryzen 7 5800X at various locations, such as directly from AMD, B&H Photo and Adorama. It’s not currently in stock at Best Buy, and only third-party sellers are selling the chip at high prices at Walmart. But that could change at any moment, as at least five other places have it in stock at its regular price.
It’s $ 100 cheaper, and it uses 8 cores and 16 wires to hammer a variety of workloads. Stock clocks go in at 3.8 GHz (base) and 4.7 GHz (maximum boost), and it also contains 32 MB L3 cache. It is an everyday fixed processor suitable for general purpose productivity tasks, video editing, games and streaming. Clearly, more cores and wires can serve some of the tasks even better, yet the Ryzen 7 5800X is a strong piece of silicone.