TL;DR: A user ordered an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor from Amazon but received a fake AMD FX-4100 instead. The fake CPU had pins, unlike genuine AM5 processors. A user has ordered AMD's new Ryzen ...

This FX-4100 CPU from 2011 was hidden beneath a Ryzen 7 9800X3D sticker. (Image credit: Hardware Busters) The troubles experienced by Hardware Unboxed are unfortunately not unique, and Amazon is ...

The latest incident involved a Ryzen 7 9800X3D ordered by a reviewer for a test system that was actually an AMD FX-4100 CPU from 2011. We've been reporting stories about Amazon customers receiving ...

Instead of the modern design with the familiar octopus-shaped heat spreader seen in recent Ryzen models, the chip was an older AMD FX-4100 built on a 32nm Bulldozer design from 2011. This older ...

No. As you can see from the amazing IHS sticker peel image (top) under the sticker was an AMD FX-4100, a 32nm quad-core Bulldozer architecture chip that launched in 2011. Even in its prime ...