# Price pressures in building PCs 'aren't going away anytime soon' warns AMD exec — but new budget CPU could be in the works

> AMD's David McAfee has hinted that a Ryzen 5 9600X3D could be in the cards for later this year This follows the launch of the Ryzen 7 7700X3D as a response to pricing pressures McAfee said that "we know the pressures…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/price-pressures-in-building-pcs-arent-going-away-anytime-soon-warns-amd-exec-but-new-budget-cpu-could-be-in-the-works?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a204986380eb3a6f5fcb1d3)
- **Published:** 2026-06-03
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #ryzen #amd #pressures #anytime #aren #away #building #exec
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