AMD has launched the Ryzen 7 7700X3D processor at $329, offering a comparatively affordable gaming-focused chip amid high prices and limited availability for other computer components. Its release matters because it brings AMD’s 3D V-Cache technology to a lower-priced option, although it is not intended to compete with the company’s top-end processors.

The chip has eight cores, a boost clock of up to 4.5GHz and a 120W thermal design power rating. In the US and Canada, it will be sold exclusively through Newegg during the third quarter, while buyers elsewhere are expected to have broader retail availability.