AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D are coming, but with a catch, says leak

There are two new AMD Ryzen 9000X3D gaming CPUs with 3D V-cache coming very quickly, in keeping with the newest leak. If this rumor is right, then we’ll solely be ready two extra months earlier than the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D are launched. Nonetheless, it appears as if there’s an enormous catch, which might make the cheaper 9800X3D the higher CPU for gaming, as with the 7800X3D earlier than it.

That’s as a result of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D specs lend themselves to dependable gaming efficiency, with all eight of its cores gaining access to the large slice of 64MB 3D V-cache. As we present in our 9800X3D evaluate, this AMD tech actually bumps up the CPU’s efficiency in video games, as does its 5.2GHz increase clock, which is quicker than the 5GHz of the 7800X3D.

Nonetheless, in keeping with this newest leak, each the brand new X3D chips could have only one 3D V-cache chip beneath one of many chiplets. As AMD’s CPUs have as much as eight cores per chiplet, that signifies that a few of these cores received’t have direct entry to the additional cache, inflicting latency points if a sport makes use of a core on the chiplet with out the cache.

The truth is, if the Ryzen 9 9900X3D has the identical configuration because the Ryzen 9 7900X3D earlier than it, with 12 cores unfold throughout two chiplets with six cores every, then solely six cores could have direct entry to the additional cache.

This newest leak comes from tech leaker Joang Anh Phu, who has type for AMD X3D rumors, together with being proper in regards to the 9800X3D value costing $30 greater than the 7800X3D, every week earlier than the 9800X3D value was formally revealed. This time, Joang Anh Phu has said that there might be new 12-core and 16-core X3D CPUs launching in “late Jan,” in a submit on X (previously Twitter). Assuming that AMD adopts the identical naming technique as its earlier releases, this may imply the 12-core chip is the Ryzen 9 9900X3D, and the 16-core CPU is the Ryzen 9 9950X3D.

Maybe extra importantly, nevertheless, one other X person then requested “The one query is, full 3dvcache, or solely half like final time,” referring to the earlier X3D chips solely having 3D V-cache on one chiplet. “Similar as final gen”, replies Joang Anh Phu, that means these new X3D chips will probably undergo from the identical points as their Zen 4 predecessors.

If this rumor is true, that’s an enormous disappointment. AMD has solved the principle thermal points with 3D V-cache with the 9800X3D, by transferring the 3D V-cache to beneath the core chiplet die fairly than on high of it, and we had been hoping this transfer would allow AMD to place 3D V-cache beneath each the core chiplet dies within the new CPUs. In spite of everything, a 16-core CPU with 128MB of 3D V-cache wouldn’t simply be wonderful in video games, however it might even be unimaginable for multi-threading work, giving AMD a chip that would do all of it.

That is all nonetheless on the rumor stage, although, with no official announcement from AMD, so take it with a grain of salt proper now. If you happen to’re seeking to purchase a brand new processor within the meantime, try our information to the most effective gaming CPU, the place we take you thru all our favourite choices to go well with a variety of budgets.