At this point its no secret that AMD is readying refresh parts for its AM5 lineup, and now the only real question is when they will be revealed. A few weeks back, AMD accidentally listed one of the upcoming processors in release notes on a driver page, so to some degree, at least one part has had some official acknowledgement. In contrast, leaks for both have more or less detailed their general specifications. These are, of course, the 16-core / 32-thread AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, rumored to feature dual caches for its CCDs with a slightly lower boost clock, and the 8-core / 16-thread AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, essentially a higher-clocked version of its popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D.
| Processor | Cores/Threads | Base Clock | Boost Clock | L3 Cache | TDP |
| Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | 16/32 | 4.3 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 192 MB | 200W |
| Ryzen 9 9950X3D | 16/32 | 4.3 GHz | 5.7 GHz | 128 MB | 170W |
| Ryzen 7 9850X3D | 8/16 | 4.7 GHz | 5.6 GHz | 96 MB | 120W |
| Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 8/16 | 4.7 GHz | 5.2 GHz | 96 MB | 120W |
Benchmarks surfaced for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 were posted online a couple of days ago, and while such things can be faked, there have been no updates since, indicating they are not legitimate. These Passmark and Geekbench scores (via VideoCardz) appear to confirm the specifications for the new flagship gaming processor, while also showing some early synthetic testing results. However, the real data is yet to be seen, as gaming benchmarks will likely reveal how much of an improvement having dual 3D caches can provide. One of the tests was reportedly done using a Galax B850M motherboard with 96 GB 4800 MT/s DDR5 (2x 48 GB) memory.
Something else to consider for those looking to compare the results of this processor with its predecessor is that we don’t yet have like-for-like system setups benchmarked in either database to really go by. There are some 9950X3D benches that are higher using 870E motherboards, and then others that are lower. Between its dual 3D cache and 100 MHz lower boost clock of 5.6 GHz, there will assuredly be a mix/match of results when more test results are posted.
Meanwhile, AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Suwill be presenting a keynote at CES 2026. While it is supposed to be focused on AI, it is hoped that AMD will officially debut these processors during this year’s event.
