AMD has announced that its latest gaming-oriented Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D processors will be available starting March 12. The new chips improve on the 9800X3D, widely considered the best gaming CPU. The new ones feature 16 Zen 5 cores and second-generation 3D V-Cache technology that could help those looking to do more productivity work, such as photo editing or CAD.
The higher-end Ryzen 9 9950X3D costs $699 and features 16 cores and 32 threads. Its base clock speed is 4.3 GHz, with up to 5.7 GHz on boost. The chip also features a 144MB cache and a TDP of 170W.
In a post on X, AMD’s SVP & GM of Computing & Graphics Jack Huynh claimed that the new chip will be “the world’s best” for gaming and content creation. The chip could also be used for workstation-level systems, which adds competitive heat on Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K. However, AMD’s new entry version 9900X3D offering costs $599 compared to Intel’s at $589.
AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D will be available to order starting on March 12th. The chips come just a week after the company launched its next generation, highly competitive GPUs: the Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT.
