Early Canadian Listings for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Suggest It Could Fetch $1000 in the U.S.

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By Peter Brosdahl

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AMD’s long awaited high end desktop processor is seemingly confirmed to sell for at least $999 in the U.S. following early listings from across the border. There’s never been any doubt that the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition Desktop Processor would sell for a premium price, but the question has been how high that would be. Well, if advance listings from Canadian retailers are anything to go by, where some are offering it at $1,374 CAD and that converts to ~$990, the assumption is that on April 22, it will launch in the U.S. at $999.

Meanwhile, AMD has posted an official product page Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition Desktop Processor, featuring full specifications for its first dual CCD package to feature dual 3D cache. For those wondering, it’s official, the 9950X3D2 is unlocked for overclocking, but those looking to push past its 5.6 GHz boost clock will most assuredly need liquid cooling, as already recommended by AMD, for best results.

  • Former Codename: Granite Ridge AM5
  • Processor Architecture: Zen 5
  • Number of CPU Cores:16
  • Multithreading (SMT): Yes
  • Number of Threads: 32
  • Max. Boost Clock: Up to 5.6 GHz
  • Base Clock:4.3 GHz
  • L1 Cache: 1280 KB
  • L2 Cache: 16 MB
  • L3 Cache: 192 MB
  • Default TDP:200W
  • Processor Technology for CPU Cores: TSMC 4nm FinFET
  • Processor Technology for I/O Die: TSMC 6nm FinFET
  • Package Die Count: 3
  • Unlocked for Overclocking: Yes
  • AMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking Technology: Yes
  • Precision Boost Overdrive: Yes
  • Curve Optimizer Voltage Offsets: Yes
  • AMD Ryzen™ Master Support: Yes
  • Supporting Chipsets: A620 , X670E , X670 , B650E , B650 , X870E , X870 , B840 , B850
  • CPU Boost Technology: Precision Boost 2
  • Instruction Set: x86-64
  • Supported Extensions: AES , AVX512 , AVX2 , AVX , FMA3 , MMX-plus , SSE2 , SSE4.2 , SSE4A , SSE4.1 , SSE3 , SSSE3 , SSE , x86-64
  • Thermal Solution (PIB): Not Included
  • Recommended Cooler: Liquid cooler recommended for optimal performance
  • Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax): 95°C
  • *OS Support: Windows 11 – 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 – 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Connectivity: Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) 4, Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) 1
  • PCI Express® Version: PCIe® 5.0
  • Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable): 28, 24
  • NVMe Support: Boot , RAID0 , RAID1 , RAID5 , RAID10
  • System Memory Type: DDR5
  • Memory Channels: 2
  • Max. Memory: 256 GB
  • System Memory Subtype: UDIMM
  • Max Memory Speed: 2x1R DDR5-5600, 2x2R DDR5-5600, 4x1R DDR5-3600, 4x2R DDR5-3600
  • ECC Support: Yes (Requires mobo support)
  • Graphics Model: AMD Radeon™ Graphics
  • Graphics Core Count: 2
  • Graphics Frequency: 2200 MHz
  • USB Type-C® DisplayPort™ Alternate Mode: Yes
  • AMD Secure Processor: Yes
  • AMD Platform Secure Boot: Yes
  • Windows Secure Boot: Yes
  • UEFI Secure Boot: Yes
  • Windows Device Guard: Yes
  • Supervisor Mode Execution Prevention (SMEP): Yes
  • Guest Mode Execution (GMET) Trap: Yes
  • Virtualization-Based Security (VBS): Yes
  • Windows Secured-Core PC: Yes
  • Firmware TPM: Yes
  • AMD-V (SVM): Yes
  • AMD AVIC (Interrupt Virtualization): Yes
  • AMD-Vi (I/O MMU Virtualization): Yes
  • Second Level Address Translation (SLAT): Yes
  • Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (AES-NI): Yes
  • AMD Enhanced Virus Protection (NX bit): Yes
  • AMD Shadow Stack: Yes

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Peter Brosdahl
As a child of the 70’s I was part of the many who became enthralled by the video arcade invasion of the 1980’s. Saving money from various odd jobs I purchased my first computer from a friend of my dad, a used Atari 400, around 1982. Eventually it would end up being a lifelong passion of upgrading and modifying equipment that, of course, led into a career in IT support.

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