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In this example, the “Ryzen 7 9800X3D” arrived in a sealed retail box.

I immediately noticed the different heatspreader, the pins (!)

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor in motherboard socket

This is what a real Ryzen 7 9800X3D should look like.

Talk about a Scooby-Doo moment.

How did Amazon miss a Ryzen 7 9800X3D scam like this?

You should also be ever-wary of scams involving irresistible prices.

Fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D

This Ryzen 7 9800X3D fake gets worse the longer you look at it.

Fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D

This FX-4100 CPU from 2011 was hidden beneath a Ryzen 7 9800X3D sticker.

Amazon Sold me a FAKE AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D!! - YouTube

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor held in front of a blue cloudy sky

The 9800X3D we received for testing was indeed the real deal.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D boxed held in front of a blue cloudy sky with Windows Central best award

Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card during the 2025 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition and RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics cards stacked together

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition (front) compared to RTX 5090 Founders Edition (rear)

Gigabyte RTX 5080

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition power adapter in box

Asus Rog Zephyrus G14 Ryzen

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addresses participants at the keynote of CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2025.

Marathon gameplay reveal

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 deal

Promotional screenshot of characters from Zenless Zone Zero

MSI Claw 8 AI+ propped up next to an ROG Ally X on a table.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC.