That's the case with the Ryzen 5 5500, which is on sale ... the CPU itself only $76 -- and it comes with a bundled cooler -- but it also uses an older socket. AM4 motherboards are dirt cheap ...

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a high-performance desktop processor available during Amazon’s Spring sale for just $369.55, a 26% savings. This is a great deal on a stellar CPU with 12 cores and 24 th ...