According to the latest rumor, AMD is reportedly set to unveil its Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-core/16-thread gaming processor next week. In what may be considered a surprise to no one AMD is reportedly set to try and one-up Intel following its “Arrow Lake-S” announcement the day after on October 25. AMD’s alleged reveal date follows a number of performance leaks, both from unofficial and official sources which have also included a possible launch date. This latest rumor comes from the Chiphell forums where not only is it said that AMD will announce the Zen5 gaming processor featuring 3D V-Cache technology next week but also that folks should be ready for some sticker shock.
98X3D will be released on October 25 and will be available in the first week of Novemberhttps://t.co/nC5l3VT8oN pic.twitter.com/bcQd3ls6ES
— 포시포시 (@harukaze5719) October 15, 2024
The poster goes so far as to suggest that perhaps, due to an expected high price tag, for some, it might be worth waiting for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16-core/32-thread part. Among the many rumors for the Ryzen 9000X3D series is that both the Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D processors will feature 3D V-Cache on both chiplets. Sadly though, the same has not been said for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D.
Ryzen 7 9800X3D Rumor Roundup
Official slides from MSI, again featuring CineBench23 scores were leaked this past weekend. They follow others where the alleged Ryzen 7 9800X3D hit 5.2 GHz on all cores and features a total of 104 MB memory which includes L2+L3 and 3d V-Cache. The Zen5 8c/16t CPU is reportedly up to 18% faster in single-core performance than its Ryzen 7 7800X3D predecessor and up to 28% faster in multi-core testing. One other rumor is that it could launch as early as the first or second week of November. Aside from official pricing, the only other specifications not yet leaked are max clock speeds and TDP. Regardless, if these performance numbers pan out to be true AMD’s next gaming processor could compete favorably with Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K “Arrow Lake-S” processor.