AMD has slashed prices on its non-X3D Ryzen 9000 series CPUs, offering up to 18% savings for the Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 9700X, and the Ryzen 5 9600X at major retailers like Amazon ...
This makes the Ryzen 9 5950X a direct competitor to the Ryzen 9 5900XT since both share the same price tag. However, this isn't unheard of and is quite typical of AMD's Ryzen refreshes.