Motherboard prices have increased pretty significantly. First comment on this hardforum post a entitled:
AMD and Intel motherboard prices skyrocket past surging inflation rates thanks to 35-40% ASP increases[1]:
"Motherboard prices is why I haven't upgraded my CPU. More important things going on right now."
"Motherboard prices is why I haven't upgraded my CPU. More important things going on right now."
[1]https://hardforum.com/threads/amd-and-intel-motherboard-pric...