AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors are coming this October, according to the latest rumours. However, the beefier Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Ryzen 9 9950X3D require more time in the oven due to some extra features.
It seems that AMD will rush its 3D V-Cache CPU variants out the door sooner than expected, as sales of its regular Ryzen 9000 are unsatisfactory. According to Zhangzhonghao from the ChipHell forums, AMD plans to launch its Ryzen 7 9800X3D model in late October. That said, its bigger brothers won’t come until next year, likely eyeing up the CES 2025 announcement we previously heard about. These should deliver better gaming performance than the disappointing Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X.
Most notably, the leaker stated that Ryzen 9 variants will have some new features, which may be the cause of this delay. If I had to guess, I would say that the dual CCD (Core Complex Die) Ryzen CPUs are finally getting 3D V-Cache on both chips. Currently, all dual CCD – eight core or more – CPUs include the extra 3D V-Cache on a single one of these CCDs. This means that the operating system has to be correctly configured to send tasks to the appropriate CCD. Naturally, this complexity caused some problems for early adopters since the system sometimes loaded games on the wrong one, leaving performance on the table.
Potential features aside, AMD is still reluctant to authorise overclocking, meaning it’s likely you won’t be able to tinker with Ryzen 7 9800X3D and the rest of the X3D stack. However, though nothing is official, we should still be able to push the frequency up a bit by enabling Asynchronous mode and increasing the base clock, like with the 7800X3D.
Seeing Intel’s Core Ultra 200K Arrow Lake-S processor just around the corner, AMD is in great need of a chip that can compete in gaming. Depending on the boost the extra cache brings, AMD could beat Intel in gaming, which would finally spark interest in its Ryzen 9000 Series. Competition is good.
