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title: "Cpu — £138K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 21/100 · £138K/yr market · 321K searches/yr · £214.52 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **cpu**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 30Growth 16Conversion 3Competition 23Returns 50Price range 9Avg price 44Brand share 0Review moat 23Quality gap 17
**Returns**
**Good****3.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Okay****£214.52**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Okay****£138K**
£138K/yr · 321K searches
**Competition**
**Bad****72%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Review moat**
**Bad****7,193.27**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
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–£496.65**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
18K13KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/cpu/trend)
## **Top cpu search terms**
- **cpu**234K/yr-17.1%0.1% conv. - **cpus**68K/yr-15.1%0.1% conv. - **processor**14K/yr-40.2%0.2% conv. - **pc cpu**5K/yr-14.6%0.2% conv. - **processor cpu**601/yr+33.9%0.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/cpu/search-terms)
## **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.
0%5%£7K10%£14K15%£21K20%£28K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**AMD RYZEN 7 9800X 3D Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread 104MB cache up to 5.2 GHz max boost)**AMD**£329.36**4.8★5,823 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKFMSMYK) [2**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**£59.88**4.4★11,074 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VCJ171S) [3**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**£139.96**4.8★3,723 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D6NN6TM7) [4**AMD Ryzensets 7 5800X Processor (8 Cores/16 threads 105W TDP AM4 socket 36 MB Cache 4 7Ghz max boost frequency no cooler)**AMD**£133.58**4.7★23,860 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0815XFSGK) [5**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**£279.68**4.7★7,969 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BTZB7F88)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**£230.44**165 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GMLJCBBM) [**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**£496.65**1,747 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVZSG8D5) [**AMD RYZEN 7 9800X 3D Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread 104MB cache up to 5.2 GHz max boost)**AMD**£329.36**5,823 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKFMSMYK) [**INTEL Core Ultra 9 285K 5.7GHz FCLGA18W**Intel**£416.13**744 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DFKC99VL) [**Intel Core Ultra 5 Desktop Processor 245KF - 14 cores (6 P+ 8 E) up to 5.2 GHz**Intel**£111.45**335 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DFK8HHK4)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 270K Plus up to 5.5 GHz LGA1851 Socket PCIe 5.0 DDR5 Support 125W TDP**Intel**£230.44**4.8★**▲ 341%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GMLJCBBM) [**AMD Ryzensets 5 5600 processor ( 6 Cores/12 Threads 65W TDP AM4 Socket up to 4.4 Ghz max boost wraith stealth cooler)**AMD**£93.43**4.7★**▲ 131%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VCHR1VH) [**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**£115.46**4.8★**▲ 44%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08166SLDF) [**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**£188.63**4.7★**▲ 42%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BBHHT8LY) [**Intel Core Ultra 5 Desktop Processor 245KF - 14 cores (6 P+ 8 E) up to 5.2 GHz**Intel**£111.45**4.6★**▲ 38%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DFK8HHK4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about cpu**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**27%
*“Worth every penny”*
**Computation Performance**27%
*“Good processor”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“no complaints so far”*
**Assembly/Installation**8%
*“So far happy with it after around a year since purchase and assembly”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“It just works”*
**Heating**4%
*“It does not seem to overheat”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“perfect compatibility”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Works amazing”*
**Data Transfer Speed**2%
*“This chip is very quick without overclocking”*
**Software/Application**2%
*“Handles gaming, photoshop and video editing with ease”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Defective Material/Parts**22%
*“Damaged Goods”*
**Durability**22%
*“Lasted 6 months then just died”*
**Computation Performance**11%
*“although this didn't really improve my framerates”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**11%
*“Tape got tampered with”*
**Software/Application**11%
*“games, will crash the games again and again and your screen will be full of send us your error report”*
**Product Condition**6%
*“old. is working but with botleneck not like 9800x3d!”*
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
*“is working but with botleneck not like 9800x3d”*
**Heating**3%
*“Runs a little hot”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**27%
**Compatibility-Overall**24%
**Defective Material/Parts**14%
**Value For Money**8%
**Size-Overall**4%
**Constant Reboot Or Restart**3%
**Computation Performance**3%
**Product Condition**3%
**Heating**2%
**Assembly/Installation**2%
## **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.
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