https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-5-2600x-6-core-cpu-available-99-us-price-microcenter/

The 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen desktop CPUs brought some amazing features and value to the already disruptive 1st Generation Zen-based processors and the fastest chips of the Zen+ family are now available for as low as $99 US making them a perfect choice for mainstream and budget PC builders.

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X launched in 2018 and was regarded as one of the best 6 core processors in its price category, offering great performance for a fantastic price of $229 US. The processor was also the only 6 core chip in its segment to offer 6 cores and 12 threads while Intel had 6 cores chips without multi-threading support at that time.