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AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor $479 @ Amazon
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AMD has announced that it will release its long-awaited Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D processors on March 12th. AMD's new top-of-the-line CPUs will be sold for $699 and $599, respectively.
After being announced at CES 2025, AMD's new flagships will arrive to an excited market that has not seen a new CPU release since the Ryzen 7 9800X3D arrived in November. The 9800X3D has suffered from inflated pricing since its launch, and the addition of new X3D models should help to broaden the availability of AMD's gaming-optimized tech, though these new premium models will come at a much higher price point
The $699 Ryzen 9 9950X3D will launch at the same price point as its predecessor, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D. We fully expect the 9950X3D to become among the best CPUs for gaming on the market, as the current top dog, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, already beats Intel in gaming workloads, and 9950X3D's 16 cores are likely to make it a solid productivity CPU as well.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D — Pricing and Specifications
CPU
Street (MSRP)
Arch
Cores / Threads (P+E)
P-Core Base / Boost Clock (GHz)
Cache (L2/L3)
TDP / PBP or MTP
Memory
Ryzen 9 9950X3D
$699
Zen 5 X3D
16 / 32
5.7
144 MB
170W
DDR5-5600
Ryzen 9 9950X
$559 ($599)
Zen 5
16 / 32
4.3 / 5.7
80MB (16+64)
170W / 230W
DDR5-5600
Ryzen 9 9900X3D
$599
Zen 5 X3D
12 / 24
5.5
140
120W
DDR5-5600
Ryzen 7 9800X3D
$480
Zen 5 X3D
8 / 16
4.7 / 5.2
104MB (8+96)
120W / 162W
DDR5-5600
Ryzen 9 9900X
$429 ($469)
Zen 5
12 / 24
4.4 / 5.6
76MB (12+64)
120W / 162W
DDR5-5600
Ryzen 7 9700X
$326 ($329)
Zen 5
8 / 16
3.8 / 5.5
40MB (8+32)
65W / 88W / 105W
DDR5-5600
While we still don't know the base clocks of the two new releases, what we do know about their speeds and feeds is exciting, to say the least. The chips will be 16-core and 12-core parts, with the 9950X3D turboing up to 5.7 GHz. The "X3D" in the CPU names refers to the inclusion of 3D V-Cache technology, a game-boosting AMD invention that stacks a wicked-fast cache chiplet beneath the CPU dies to maximize gaming performance.
The 9950X3D will arrive with 144MB of total cache, dwarfing the 80MB found on the 9950, non-X3D. The 9900X3D's 12 cores will turbo up to 5.5 GHz and be aided by 140MB of total cache, almost double that of its non-X3D flavor. The chips will run mighty warm, with TDPs rated at 170W and 120W.
As far as getting your hands on a 9950X3D on release day, there are no promises to be made. The top-end CPUs and GPUs have been scarce lately; the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is currently out of stock via AMD and selling at inflated pricing at retailers, and not much needs to be said about the difficulty of obtaining Nvidia or AMD's newest GPU releases. So, while AMD's 9950X3D will be wonderful for gaming, if a CPU crushes frames with no one around to buy it, is it still the best number cruncher?
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Bestbuy and BH have it in stock often at this price. Seem more reputable.
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