The AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D, long celebrated as the ultimate gaming CPU for the AM4 platform, appears to be entering its final chapter. Over the past two weeks, prices have climbed and availability has plummeted across major retailers in India, the US, and Europe. Amazon US lists it as out of stock, while Newegg is charging close to $350-if you can even find one. 
Reports from retailers via Tweakers suggest the chip has reached end-of-life status, though AMD hasn’t confirmed this.
As the last X3D CPU for AM4-and the only 8-core/16-thread Zen 3 X3D option left after the Ryzen 7 5800X3D’s discontinuation-the 5700X3D offered exceptional gaming performance, even rivaling higher-end models. Its loss effectively marks the end of high-performance upgrades for gamers still on AM4. Many enthusiasts who hesitated may now find themselves forced to pay inflated second-hand prices years from now, a fate all too familiar in the PC hardware world.
The shortage seems partly due to production realities: the 5700X3D is a binned variant of the 5800X3D, made from the same mature X3D CCD process. With production winding down for older architectures, chips meeting the 5700X3D’s criteria are becoming rare. Meanwhile, the AM5 platform is expanding with new X3D models, leaving AM4 behind.
Some users have called on AMD to give AM4 a proper send-off-perhaps with RDNA2-equipped APUs to replace the now-legacy Vega graphics, especially as software like Blender drops support for Vega. Others lament AMD’s tendency to retire strong products rather than keep them at lower prices, framing it as protecting their newer, pricier offerings.
With AM4 still popular in cost-sensitive markets and millions of systems in active use, the 5700X3D’s disappearance underscores a familiar cycle in PC hardware: innovation pushes forward, but sometimes at the expense of platforms that still have life left in them.