The i3-13100 is currently $129 it seems (€150/$165 where I live). I think a $139 4C/8T chip would be appropriate? The current price of the 7600 is indeed fair imo.

Yeah that makes sense, AM4 would be better bang for your buck for now and if needed you could still upgrade. It would be nice to have the option though, but binning is only cost-effective up until a 6-core, I guess…

At least it is a cheaper way to build an AM5 system if you’re going to use a dGPU anyway. Really want to see the Ryzen 3 7000 series too.