AMD Ryzen 7000 placeholder prices leave expectant fans anxious about possible Zen 3 to Zen 4 price hikes

There is a lot of excitement in regard to the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7000 launch, with fans hoping for a perfect combination of price and performance from the Zen 4 Raphael desktop CPUs. This seemed to be on the cards when we reported about price expectations a couple of weeks ago. However, placeholder prices published by PC-Canada.com and initially shared by @momomo_us have indicated that desktop PC builders may have to shell out considerably more for their shiny new Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 chips.

There are prices posted for four SKUs at the moment, with the listings offering prices for both tray variants of the Ryzen 7000 parts and for without cooler options, so basically the same thing but with likely different packaging and warranty length. The prices, which are in Canadian dollars, are listed below alongside the current exchange rate for US dollars and British pound sterling (with and without VAT at 20% just for the sake of comparison). Obviously, there might be regional differences and taxes to add, but the new prices are clearly higher than previously rumored Zen 4 price tags.