The upcoming Ryzen 7 9800X3D 3D V-Cache processor has cropped up on Geekbench’s database. The CPU surpasses its predecessor by up to 17%, clearing the way towards the top of gaming chip charts.
According to the latest Geekbench 6 entries, the eight-core Ryzen 7 9800X3D delivered 3,295 points in single-core tests and 18,560 points in multi-core. This makes it 17% faster than Ryzen 7800X3D, but 16% slower than the Core Ultra 9 285K when all cores are loaded. However, when the sheer number of cores isn’t a factor, 9800X3D shows performance on par with Intel’s latest top dog while leading away from the 7800X3D by 18%.
In other words, it looks like a great generational uplift, assuming it translates into real-world performance. Unfortunately, Geekbench isn’t the best benchmark for showcasing 3D V-Cache’s performance. That said, if the gaming uplift is anything close to the aforementioned 17%, it’s enough to put it on top of all gaming charts.
Unless you are running your games at 1080p resolution, you’re unlikely to see such a boost since the GPU will be the limiting factor most of the time. Moreover, previous rumours indicated that the 9800X3D is only 8% faster than the 7800X3D in gaming. Not bad, but not necessarily worth an upgrade either.
Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Ryzen 9 9900X3D, and Ryzen 9 9950X3D are probably AMD’s last-ditch at making its 9000 Series appeal to gamers. If they flop, then we are in for at least a year before seeing next-gen Zen 6 Ryzen processors. That said, nothing is lost yet. Even if performance isn’t outstanding, pricing these chips correctly can make them fly out of shelves. But that’s up to AMD.
Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs should arrive on November 7, so we won’t have to wait for long to find out. We still have hopes for 3D V-Cache to shake things up a bit. Wait and see.
