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in stock was like finding a unicorn. Those who own one today often keep them as relics of a time when a tiny, four-core processor could make the giants look slow. Want to know more about this "Legendary" Chip?

. Because AMD’s manufacturing process was too good, they weren't making enough "failures" to meet the demand.

Read about the "4+0" core layout that gave it its speed on Medium . MSI AMD Ryzen 3 3300X gaming rig build review 3300x.txt

The result? It was a . In "3300x.txt," the benchmark logs showed something impossible: this $120 chip was outperforming legendary high-end CPUs from just a few years prior, like the Core i7-7700K. It was punching so far above its weight class that it became an overnight sensation.

See how it fared against its Intel rivals at the time in this Gizmodo breakdown . in stock was like finding a unicorn

Others joked that AMD realized they had made the budget chip too fast, and it was hurting sales of their more expensive processors.

Here is a story that captures its unique history, told from the perspective of a rare, surviving file found on an old hard drive. The Ghost in the Socket MSI AMD Ryzen 3 3300X gaming rig build review The result

But then, something strange happened. Just as the world realized how good the was, it vanished. While other chips stayed on shelves, the became a "ghost". Rumors swirled in the 3300x.txt forums: The "Perfect" Failure: Some said the was actually a failed Ryzen 7 3700X Go to product viewer dialog for this item.