AMD has formally introduced its Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, one of many worst-kept ‘secrets and techniques’ within the tech world this yr (alongside Apple’s just-revealed M4 Macs).
The Ryzen 9800X3D is just about simply because the avalanche of rumors recommended, with AMD confirming that as seen with earlier spilled specs, it has 8 cores (16 threads) and a 4.7GHz base clock pace with a 5.2GHz max enhance frequency. A rumor broke earlier in the present day that the value can be $479 within the US, and that is now confirmed, too – a $30 hike on the MSRP of the 7800X3D.
Once more, as leaked, that is an unlocked chip, so it may be overclocked. AMD explains that the Ryzen 9800X3D is ‘2nd-gen’ 3D V-Cache (as was rumored earlier than), with the cache beneath the CCD (the die containing the cores) this time.
What this implies is that the cores at the moment are nearer to the cooling answer, and subsequently will likely be saved cooler – permitting for sooner clock speeds in comparison with last-gen X3D.
The upshot is that AMD claims the Ryzen 9800X3D is 8% sooner than the 7800X3D for gaming body charges, as a median from testing throughout a big suite of some 40+ standard PC video games (with a 7900 XTX GPU).
There are going to be some larger boosts witnessed, and a few video games will witness double-digit features (Star Wars Outlaws is singled out as one). AMD additionally claims the Ryzen 9800X3D is ‘as much as a median’ of 20% sooner than a system powered by Intel’s new flagship, the Intel Core Extremely 9 285K.
The Ryzen 9800X3D has a TDP of 120W and a complete of 104MB cache, of which 64MB is the 3D V-Cache.
Evaluation: Don’t neglect concerning the larger lows
Every little thing is just about as anticipated, then, together with that 8% generational achieve for PC gaming body charges that was beforehand leaked – and disillusioned some people. Maybe that’s why AMD has certified this press launch fairly significantly across the matter of gen-on-gen enhancements – the determine is simply a median, and a few titles (in sure eventualities) will likely do fairly a bit higher than this. Though we don’t get a touch as to what among the larger uplifts is perhaps.
What we do get is a transparent comparability to the Arrow Lake flagship, albeit with some odd wording – what’s ‘as much as a median’ of 20%? Does it simply imply the typical is 20%? But when so, why stick ‘as much as’ in there – it’s both ‘as much as’ a top-end determine, or it’s a median, full-stop, certainly? Or does it imply that it’s 20% should you decide a choice of sure video games, however not all of them (AMD examined a bunch in that comparability)?
We don’t know, however given Arrow Lake has stumbled in the case of gaming, we’d count on a good comparability for the brand new Ryzen 9800X3D anyway.
Notably, as a part of constructing a case for the energy of the Ryzen 9800X3D, AMD highlights the chip’s generational enchancment when it comes to minimal body charges. An instance given is The Final Of Us: Half 1, the place Group Pink says the 9800X3D has a “comparable common body fee to the competitors” (the Intel Core i9-14900K) however it’s 31% larger in the case of 1% low body charges. What meaning is that the Ryzen CPU delivers a extra constant smoothness, with fewer drops (or judders) to very low body charges – and that’s undoubtedly a great factor.
As ever, although, we’d like some impartial testing to make sure that these claims pan out simply as AMD has asserted on this press launch. The Ryzen 9800X3D is ready to go on sale come November 7, in every week’s time, at $479 as famous – and there will likely be some disappointment on the enhance in MSRP gen-on-gen.
Nonetheless, it’s not an enormous hike by any means – however some could also be grinding their tooth that they didn’t decide up the 7800X3D when it was accessible for not way more than $300 on sale just a few months again. We’ll simply should see how the Ryzen 9800X3D fares after we put the chip by means of its paces ourselves – and the way a lot better the CPU is perhaps than its predecessor in our benchmarks. Keep tuned.
