cpu
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Good3.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Okay£214.52avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Okay£138K£138K/yr · 321K searches
Competition
Bad72%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Review moat
Bad7,193.27avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-17.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad£59.88–£496.65cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad0.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cpu is a £138K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (321K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 21/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cpu market data
- Units sold / yr
- 750–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £161K–£215K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.2%
- Avg BSR
- #8
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 27%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 172 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
3 flat
Sellers
159
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
72%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- AMD77%
- MW Gaming19%
- Intel4%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top cpu search terms
- cpu234K/yr
- cpus68K/yr
- processor14K/yr
- pc cpu5K/yr
- processor cpu601/yr
Top cpu products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
AMD RYZEN 7 9800X 3D Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread 104MB cache up to 5.2 GHz max boost)
AMD£329.364.8★5,823 rev
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads 65W DTP AM4 socket 19 MB cache up to 4.2 GHz max boost wraith stealth cooler)
MW Gaming£59.884.4★11,074 rev
AMD Ryzensets 5 9600X Processor (radeon graphics included 6 Cores/12 Threads 65W TDP Socket AM5 Cache 38MB up to 5.4 GHz max boost Frequency no cooler)
AMD£139.964.8★3,723 rev
AMD Ryzensets 7 5800X Processor (8 Cores/16 threads 105W TDP AM4 socket 36 MB Cache 4 7Ghz max boost frequency no cooler)
AMD£133.584.7★23,860 rev
AMD Ryzensets 7 7800X3D Processor with 3D V Cache technology (integrated Radeon Graphics 8 cores/16 threads 120W TDP AM5 Socket 104MB cache up to 5.0 GHz max boost no cooler)
AMD£279.684.7★7,969 rev
Newest
by launch date
Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 270K Plus up to 5.5 GHz LGA1851 Socket PCIe 5.0 DDR5 Support 125W TDP
Intel£230.44165 rev
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Processor With 3D V-Cache Technology 16 Cores/32 Threads 144MB Cache 170W TDP AM5 Socket Up To 5.7 GHz Boost Frequency DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
AMD£496.651,747 rev
AMD RYZEN 7 9800X 3D Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread 104MB cache up to 5.2 GHz max boost)
AMD£329.365,823 rev
INTEL Core Ultra 9 285K 5.7GHz FCLGA18W
Intel£416.13744 rev
Intel Core Ultra 5 Desktop Processor 245KF - 14 cores (6 P+ 8 E) up to 5.2 GHz
Intel£111.45335 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumIntel Core Ultra 7 Processor 270K Plus up to 5.5 GHz LGA1851 Socket PCIe 5.0 DDR5 Support 125W TDP
Intel£230.444.8★
AMD Ryzensets 5 5600 processor ( 6 Cores/12 Threads 65W TDP AM4 Socket up to 4.4 Ghz max boost wraith stealth cooler)
AMD£93.434.7★
AMD Ryzensets 5 5600X Processor (6 Cores/12Threads 65W TDP AM4 Socket 35MB Cache up to 4.6 GHz Max Boost Wraith Stealth Cooler)
AMD£115.464.8★
AMD Ryzensets 7 7700X Processor (integrated Radeon Graphics 8 cores/16 threads 105W DTP AM5 Socket 40MB cache up to 5.4 GHz max boost no cooler)
AMD£188.634.7★
Intel Core Ultra 5 Desktop Processor 245KF - 14 cores (6 P+ 8 E) up to 5.2 GHz
Intel£111.454.6★
What buyers say about cpu
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Worth every penny”
“Good processor”
“no complaints so far”
“So far happy with it after around a year since purchase and assembly”
“It just works”
“It does not seem to overheat”
“perfect compatibility”
“Works amazing”
“This chip is very quick without overclocking”
“Handles gaming, photoshop and video editing with ease”
What buyers complain about
“Damaged Goods”
“Lasted 6 months then just died”
“although this didn't really improve my framerates”
“Tape got tampered with”
“games, will crash the games again and again and your screen will be full of send us your error report”
“old. is working but with botleneck not like 9800x3d!”
“is working but with botleneck not like 9800x3d”
“Runs a little hot”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cpu profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £138K/yr across 15 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (21/100).
- How competitive is the cpu niche?
- 3 brands and 159 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cpu?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Defective Material/Parts, Durability, Computation Performance. The return rate is 3.0%.
- When does demand for cpu peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cpu niche?
- Listings span £59.88–£496.65; the average listing price is £214.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,193 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.