Amazon customer reportedly receives Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with an Intel CPU underneath
A Reddit user known as danthebigboss has reported a bizarre encounter with a fake AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 purchased through Amazon. Despite the product arriving in a seemingly sealed retail box, the internal components of the CPU do not match AMD's specifications.
The Incident: A Swap, Not a Defect
The discrepancy was discovered when comparing two units of the same processor. The user reportedly purchased two Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 units (the model launched in April for $899) directly from Amazon. While the first unit featured the standard AM5 contact layout, the second one displayed large areas lacking gold contacts.
Technical analysis by UNIKO’s Hardware suggests this is not a manufacturing error but a deliberate scam. Based on the contact arrangement and component placement, the processor appears to consist of an original AMD integrated heat spreader (IHS) mounted over an older Intel substrate, possibly from the LGA1151 platform.
The Return Scam Theory
The most plausible explanation discussed by the community is a
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