AMD has introduced that it's releasing its latest Ryzen X3D processors on March 12. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D had been each launched again at CES 2025, and are at present probably the most highly effective gaming-focused processors the corporate sells.
The 9950X3D has 16 Zen 5 CPU cores, a max increase velocity of 5.7GHz and second-generation 3D V-Cache tech for extra environment friendly efficiency. In distinction, the 9900X3D comes with a extra modest 12 CPU cores and a max increase velocity of 5.5GHz. AMD's 3D V-Cache tech continues to be the standout characteristic on these chips. The corporate launched 3D V-Cache as a way of packaging cache modules on prime of one another to supplied much less RAM-intensive efficiency. The tech was added to desktop processors first, earlier than coming to laptop computer processors in 2023.
The 9950X3D's 3D V-Cache packaging permits it to be 20 p.c sooner than Intel's Core i9 285K throughout 40 completely different video games, in accordance with stats AMD shared when it introduced the chip. It's additionally speculated to be at the very least 10 p.c sooner throughout sure content material creation apps, too. Whenever you bear in mind AMD's lately launched Radeon 9070 GPUs, the corporate has the items that you must make a reasonably compelling gaming PC.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 900X3D will probably be out there to order on March 12. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D will begin at $699 and the Ryzen 9 9900X3D begins at $599.
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