The new 9950X3D boasts a max boost clock of 5.7GHz with 16 cores, 32 threads, and 144MB of L2-L3 cache. In terms of gaming, it's only a few percentage points better than than the 9800X3D.

The 9950X3D is a powerhouse of a desktop processor, with tons of L3 cache to speed up gaming and no compromises for intensive productivity work. The only downside is its relatively high price.

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D has a 170W configurable TDP, which is a step up over previous-gen parts (the 7950X3D is 120 watts), and slots into the same AM5 socket as the Ryzen 7000 and other 9000 series ...

But the 9950X3D is a lot faster in our general-purpose benchmarks and other non-gaming CPU benchmarks because the changes to how the X3D chips are packaged have helped AMD keep clock speeds ...

AMD’s new Ryzen 9 9950X3D is built on the Zen 5 architecture and includes second-generation 3D V-Cache. AMD has added 16 cores and improved the base clocks to make this CPU better at both gaming ...

But now, with the release of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, AMD can take the crown for best chip for both gaming and productivity tasks. This $699 16-core, 32-thread slots above last August’s Ryzen 9 ...

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D was shown with a 5599 RMB (Chinese yuan) price tag, which translates to roughly $772 at the time of writing. Meanwhile, the 9900X3D is said to cost 4599 RMB, which means $634 ...

AMD’s new Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D will be available from March 12 for $699 and $599 respectively, while in the U.K. those prices have just been confirmed at £659 and £564.

TL;DR: AMD plans to unveil the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D processors at CES 2025, with a late January launch. The 9950X3D will have 16 cores, 32 threads, and 144MB of cache, while the 9900X3D ...

This configuration gives the Ryzen 9 9950X3D a total of 144MB of cache, comprising 128MB of L3 and 16MB of L2. This is consistent with the 3D V-Cache setup of its predecessor, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D.

AMD's new Ryzen 9 9950X3D laptop processor teased inside of ASUS ROG Strix G16 gaming laptop, Ryzen 9000X3D laptop CPUs should be revealed at CES 2025.

AMD's new Threadripper 9980X is insanely fast. It's so fast that I'm comfortable saying, outside the data center, you're not ...