Two new AMD Ryzen 9000X3D gaming CPUs have just been accidentally revealed

CPU cooling specialist Thermal Grizzly has simply inadvertently revealed the existence of two new AMD Ryzen X3D gaming CPUs, after confirming which of its cooling merchandise are appropriate with the brand new chips. AMD has already revealed that it has a brand new Ryzen 9000X3D lineup coming quickly, selecting up from the place the Ryzen 7 7800X3D left off, however it has up to now been tight-lipped concerning the mannequin names of those new chips.

One of many two new AMD CPUs talked about by Thermal Grizzly is the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which is broadly anticipated to be the perfect gaming CPU when it comes out. The AMD Ryzen 9000X3D launch date is coming very quickly in November 2024, and it might nicely embrace this new CPU, however the cooler producer additionally mentions one other X3D chip in its assertion.

That is the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, which we’re anticipating to have 16 cores, primarily based on earlier AMD mannequin numbers, such because the Ryzen 9 7950X. Neither the 9950X3D nor the 9800X3D have been formally introduced by AMD, although, so Thermal Grizzly has jumped the gun right here.

“Now we have been capable of confirm internally that each the Ryzen 9800X3D and the 9950X3D will likely be appropriate with a few of our merchandise,” says Thermal Grizzly on its weblog, implying that there are already samples of the 9950X3D doing the rounds. AMD is predicted to extend the 9800X3D clock velocity, in comparison with the 7800X3D, when it’s launched, leading to a lot better 9800X3D benchmarks compared to the older chip.

The corporate lists a variety of merchandise that it says are appropriate with the brand new chips, together with a number of direct-die waterblocks, that are designed to be used on a CPU after you’ve eliminated the massive metallic heatspreader on prime of it, so the cooler could make direct contact with the chips themselves. The corporate’s Ryzen 7000 delidding device (for eradicating the heatspreader) can also be appropriate, as is its lapping device, for flattening the floor of the heatspreader to make higher contact along with your CPU cooler’s contact plate.

Nonetheless, Thermal Grizzly does be aware that its Ryzen 7000 Direct Die Body is prone to be incompatible with the brand new chips with out modifications, and in addition cautions that “adjustments might happen within the manufacturing of those processors.” The cooling firm states that the latter “usually impacts the adhesive factors on the SMD parts on the circuit board,” and advises contacting its customer support group if any points come up.

We’re all excited concerning the forthcoming Ryzen 9000X3D launch, notably after the disappointing gaming efficiency of Intel Arrow Lake. If you wish to discover out concerning the latter, try our new Intel Core Extremely 7 265K evaluation, the place we take a look at the brand new chip in a variety of video games.