Summary
TheAMD Ryzen 7 9800X3Dis targeting a late October or early November 2024 release window, according to a newly surfaced rumor.AMD’s upcoming CPU will reportedly be the first of three new X3D processors that are planned to hit the market in the near future.
The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the rumored successor to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, which originally debuted back in April 2023. The X3D in its moniker is a reference toAMD’s 3D V-Cache technology, which stacks extra cache memory directly on top of a CPU. Adding more ultra-fast storage to a processor configuration benefits a wide variety of applications and is particularly useful for multitasking, in addition to potentially improving gaming performance.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Supposedly Coming in October or November 2024
While the newAMD CPUs have already been teased, the timing of their announcement remains unclear. But if a newly emerged rumor shared by a purported Chinese insider via the Chiphell boards is to be believed, the lineup is likely to be revealed in a matter of weeks, if not days, not least because the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is supposedly planned to be released between late October and early November 2024.
Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D Are Reportedly Coming in Early 2025
This information is said to originate from a briefing at a recent press conference held byTaiwanese hardware manufacturer Gigabyte Technology. According to recent reports, AMD’s next X3D line refresh will include two more models, the Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Ryzen 9 9950X3D. But this latest wave of rumors suggests that neither of these will hit the market alongside the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Instead, AMD is supposedly planning to release them in early 2025. The stated time frame marks a departure from the chipmaker’s typical product schedule, which normally prioritizes refreshing the higher-tier Ryzen 9 X3D chips over their Ryzen 7 counterparts.
The upcoming processor trio is expected to be based onAMD’s Zen 5 microarchitecture, which supports more instructions per cycle, higher clock speeds, and better power efficiency compared to its predecessor. According to the recent Chiphell rumors, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D will not allow overclocking. The X3D processors are somewhat more voltage-sensitive than the typical CPU, so the Ryzen 7 9800X3D’s lack of overclocking support could be a reflection of this characteristic. Be that as it may, the higher-end Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D are both expected to allow overclocking.
The exact specifications of the new X3D processors are currently unclear. But given the product lines that they are set to extend, all three will presumably be compelling options for powering high-end gaming PCs.
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
The Ryzen 9 9900X from AMD is a high-performing desktop CPU that is based on the Zen 5 architecture and boasts better efficiency and higher clock speeds compared to its previous generation counterpart. The 9900X brings 12 cores and 24 threads along with a boost clock speed of 5.6 GHz. It can deliver better performacne than the 7900X at a lower TDP of 120W.
