Test setup, as "suggested" by Intel marketing to anandtech consists of:
MSI Z690 $400
2x32 GB DDR5-4800 CL40 $500, but lets conservatively count $300 for 2x16GB pair
You have to be positively insane to spend ~$700 on motherboard and ram just to plop 4 core CPU in there. Remove the advantage brought by pairing this CPU with fastest ram and chipset available and you end up with Ryzen 3600 competitor.
MSI Z690 $400
2x32 GB DDR5-4800 CL40 $500, but lets conservatively count $300 for 2x16GB pair
You have to be positively insane to spend ~$700 on motherboard and ram just to plop 4 core CPU in there. Remove the advantage brought by pairing this CPU with fastest ram and chipset available and you end up with Ryzen 3600 competitor.