The Ryzen 7 9800X3D, AMD’s first “Zen 5” desktop CPU to feature red team’s 3D V-Cache technology, will be the only Ryzen 9000X3D Series processor to be released on November 7, according to a new report that includes not only a leaked image of the chip’s packaging, but also a note about “no other Ryzen X3D box images are currently being distributed by AMD.” The leaked box art comes several days after a leaker revealed that the 9800X3D will be marketed with “2nd Generation 3D V-Cache,” hinting at a new and more advanced iteration of the technology that can be found on older X3D CPUs (e.g., the 7800X3D and 5800X3D). A look at the 9800X3D’s packaging can be found below.
They call this 2nd Generation 3D V-Cache Technology.
— Hoang Anh Phu (@AnhPhuH) October 21, 2024
Which means it will be different from the 1st gen on Zen 3 and 4🤔
The key detail is that the box says Ryzen 7, and no other Ryzen X3D box images are currently being distributed by AMD. In other words, unless AMD makes a change, only the 8-core variant will be launching in two weeks.