https://wccftech.com/amds-ryzen-5000-cpu-series-is-creeping-to-a-more-affordable-price-point/

MicroCenter recently decreased the price of the AMD Vermeer family of CPUs. In fact, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is currently priced at $280, and the Ryzen 7 5800X has decreased to $300—decreasing the former by $30 and $150 for the latter. The Ryzen 5 5600X by AMD is their six core with 12 thread CPU and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is their eight core CPU model.

The online retailer is the only store currently with the price reduction. It is unknown whether this is the affect of Intel's new Alder Lake release CPUs or if AMD is looking at more affordable options to compete with Intel. There has not been a formal announcement from AMD about the reduction as well.