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Except that going from an i9 9900k to Ryzen 7 isn't a upgrade at all, but sidegrade.
This is why people expected and hoped for the 12-core offerings.
What are you saying now? That long live the i9-9900k or what?
A 12C AMD Ryzen 9 costs the same as a Core i9 9900K. So if you are in the market for a new system,and have something older,a Ryzen 7 3700X and a £100 to £150 board will cost the same as a Core i9 9900K.
People seemed to be on purpose pushing the board prices up for the lower end 65W TDP SKUs. I know people running overclocked Ryzen 7 2700 CPUs on B450M Mortar and B450 Gaming AC boards which are £90 to £120 motherboards.