For those of you wanting a new high-spec processor for all your gaming, perhaps the latest Ryzen X3D will be what you're after. Announced back in January, today we now have the confirmed launch dates and pricing.
Sent over by AMD press today they will both arrive on March 12:
| Model | Cores/Threads | Boost / Base Frequency | Total Cache | PCIe | TDP | Price |
| AMD Ryzen 9950X3D |
16C/32T | Up to 5.7 / 4.3 GHz | 144 MB | Gen 5 | 170W | $699 |
| AMD Ryzen 9900X3D |
12C/24T | Up to 5.5 / 4.4 GHz | 140 MB | Gen 5 | 120W | $599 |
Don't mind me over here drooling.
I'm just imaging pairing up one of those with the recently launched AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT. AMD have been doing some good hardware lately, so hopefully this is another good launch for them to continue to provide needed competition for Intel and NVIDIA which is better for all consumers.
Will you be grabbing one of these models?
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Are these new X3Ds still asymmetrical? I.e. extra cache only on half of the cores? I'd prefer a fully symmetrical one once they get to it.
Last edited by Shmerl on 7 Mar 2025 at 5:01 pm UTC
Last edited by Shmerl on 7 Mar 2025 at 5:01 pm UTC
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The AMD Ryzen 9950X3D is the only CPU I'd consider upgrading to from my current 8900x, but I doubt I do. I doubt the actual real world feel would be worth it.
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Hmm:
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/amd-says-there-are-no-technical-reasons-for-not-having-an-x3d-processor-with-3d-v-cache-on-both-ccds-but-we-probably-wont-see-such-a-dual-stacked-chip-anyway/
Looks like they don't even plan it. Dealing with this asymmetry is a scheduling mess, so I'd rather go with symmetric ones even without extra cache.
Last edited by Shmerl on 7 Mar 2025 at 6:32 pm UTC
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/amd-says-there-are-no-technical-reasons-for-not-having-an-x3d-processor-with-3d-v-cache-on-both-ccds-but-we-probably-wont-see-such-a-dual-stacked-chip-anyway/
Looks like they don't even plan it. Dealing with this asymmetry is a scheduling mess, so I'd rather go with symmetric ones even without extra cache.
Last edited by Shmerl on 7 Mar 2025 at 6:32 pm UTC
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amiablechief a day ago
Are these new X3Ds still asymmetrical? I.e. extra cache only on half of the cores? I'd prefer a fully symmetrical one once they get to it.Yes, they are still asymmetrical. Adding 3D V-cache is expensive from a manufacturing standpoint and besides, it's not like Intel is offering any real competition, so there's no real impetus to deliver full-chip V-cache. I'm hoping Zen6 does, though, as a parting gift before they EOL AM5. It'd be a bit of a shame if they didn't.
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HendrinMckay a day ago
Yes, this is the reason I went with a 9800X3D when upgrading from my 3900X. Despite having fewer physical cores and threads the upgrades across the architectures and platforms means I still come out ahead for multicore workloads and for gaming it pretty much bulldozes anything you throw at it. Hopefully by the time I next upgrade, they will have symmetrical cache on both CCD's.
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I don't really see many games which are CPU bound for me anyway, most are limited by the GPU, so what exactly does benefit from more cache?
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HendrinMckay 11 hours ago
The biggest difference I found is the 1% lows in games. Essentially eliminates any kind of stutters in most games. Also games that are really CPU bound like Minecraft see huge improvements. To be fair though, unless you really need other features of AM5 or need other upgrades, it is probably overkill for most folks.
I did it mostly as I don’t plan to upgrade for awhile, USB4, PCIE 5.0 M2 NVME.
Honestly I could have probably got by with a 5800x3D but those are hard to find these days.
I did it mostly as I don’t plan to upgrade for awhile, USB4, PCIE 5.0 M2 NVME.
Honestly I could have probably got by with a 5800x3D but those are hard to find these days.
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