So it seems the cause may have been a typo on the packaging.
Was Ryzen 9000 delayed over a simple typo? AMD Ryzen 9 9700X spotted - VideoCardz.com
Ryzen 9000 delay, it was a typo all along? Ryzen 9 9700X instead of Ryzen 7 9700X. AMD has not directly confirmed the reason for the Ryzen 9000 launch delay. Officially, the company cited quality issues that did not meet their expectations. However, it seems the issue might have been a simple...
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If so, then we can only regret that AMD has been pushing packaging technology to the absolute limit, with all these extra characters they wanted.
