AMD’s new Ryzen 9 9950X3D delivers a final blow to Intel. The 9950X3D is superior in both gaming and creator tasks, making it one of the best CPUs to buy.

AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D is the newer option out these two CPUs, launching on March 11, 2025 for a list price of $700. The Core Ultra 9 285K released on October 24, 2024 for a list price of $600.

With the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, AMD has now evolved 3D V-Cache to the point where every hardcore gamer will want one — even if few people actually need a $700 CPU.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU Configuration And 3D V-Cache Performance Optimizer The Ryzen 9 9950X3D’s details as reported by CPU-Z are laid out in the images below. The family, ...

2. The 9950X3D continues the Intel beatdown. As we covered in our overview of the 9800X3D last November, AMD’s mid-range X3D chip put the pain on Intel’s best consumer chip, the Core Ultra 9 285K.

AMD is launching two new X3D processors to take on Intel. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D looks set to beat Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K in both gaming and creator apps.

AMD’s new Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D will be available from March 12 for $699 and $599 respectively, while in the U.K. those prices have just been confirmed at £659 and £564.

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is a 16-core, 32-thread gaming processor with an absolutely ridiculous 144MB of cache, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that it’s incredibly powerful.

AMD’s Ryzen 9950X3D is inarguably the king of all CPUs in mid-2025. It’s tied with the 9800X3D as best for gaming and it’s competitive with some of the top productivity CPUs, like the Intel ...

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AMD has revealed the upcoming flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D will offer ‘comparable’ performance-wise to the 9800X3D, widely regarded as one of the best gaming CPUs on the market.

The 9950X3D is a powerhouse of a desktop processor, with tons of L3 cache to speed up gaming and no compromises for intensive productivity work. The only downside is its relatively high price.