AMD's new Ryzen 7 9800X3D is in extremely high demand, to the point where it is virtually impossible to buy the CPU right now. Scalpers are taking advantage of the "crisis" charging up to $1,000 for the CPU on eBay.

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D was available to purchase for a short time, but it's already sold out at most online retailers.

AMD has dominated PC gaming CPU performance for more than two years. Its X3D chips have provided a boost that Intel has been unable to match, and its new $479 Ryzen 7 9800X3D goes a step further to not only improve gaming performance but also day-to-day tasks and creative workloads.

Demand skyrockets AMD’s gaming processor, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, has sold out worldwide with demand outpacing supply across major markets. According to 3DCenter.org reveal that retailers across Europe have been overwhelmed by demand,

AMD has launched the Ryzen 7 9800X3D desktop processor as part of the Ryzen 9000 series, with the Zen 5 architecture, eight CPU cores, and 16 threads. AMD said the new processor would deliver “up to an average 8% gaming performance improvement compared to our last-gen generation and up to an average 20% faster than the competition.”