Are those chips simply too fresh to the market, then? Well, AMD’s Ryzen 9800X3D is also very new on the scene and is ranked at the number four spot, in fact, it's been so popular that at the time of writing it's sold out of stock.

It's conceivable that the 9800X3D will hold onto its position as Amazon gets more stock. In the meantime, its exact standing depends on timing—it was ranked in fifth place earlier today, and jumped to the top spot after refreshing the list in preparation for this article.

With Black Friday arriving this Friday, many unscrupulous sellers are taking advantage of the scarcity of the AMD Ryzen 9800X3D, which is by far the best CPU for gaming and the number one in Amazon’s best-selling CPUs list.