The Ryzen 7 9850X3D mostly does what it says it does: It’s a mild speed bump to AMD’s best gaming processor that, in most cases, very slightly extends the company’s performance lead over Intel chips ...

With a clock speed bump and... not much else, the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D still manages to impress as the fastest gaming CPU around.

The new AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processor is based on the new Zen 5 architecture featuring 16 cores and 32 threads, with a max CPU boost of up to 5.7GHz and a 170W TDP. Installed and ready to overclock, the ...

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The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D boasts a max boost clock of 5.2GHz with 8 cores, 16 threads, and 104MB of L2-L3 cache. What really makes it excel in games, however, is the 3D-V-Cache technology that's only ...

AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9700X is an impressive chip, there’s no doubt about that. It’s among the best processors you can buy, with a massive boost to single-core performance and exceptional efficiency. Up ...

AMD’s follow-up, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, is technically faster, but you’d be hard-pressed to tell them apart when you’re actually gaming. As a result, I don’t see any reason for existing 9800X3D owners ...

But why, though?