Comment by dontlaugh
5 hours ago
Yes, due to DDR5 prices going up after a period of people upgrading to AM5. There is currently a lot of second hand AM4 DDR4 stock, making the value particularly good.
FWIW I recently upgraded and ended up getting something else, but mostly due to lack of availability of ITX AM4 motherboards. I got one with a soldered high end laptop CPU, it was much cheaper.
DDR5 price increases don't make AM4 improve, they just make AM5 worse.
Consistent drops from secondhand stock sound good.
It makes AM5 less attractive and AM4 better value relatively. This situation will end eventually, of course.