US EditionAMD Confirms Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Priced at $899
AMD says the 16-core chip adds 192MB of L3 cache and is aimed at gaming and workstation users.
- AMD announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 "Dual Edition" will cost $899 when it launches on April 22. The processor adds L3 cache by placing SRAM on both core chiplet dies.
- Compatible with AM5 motherboards, the 16-core chip provides 192MB of L3 cache, up from 128MB in the regular Ryzen 9 9950X3D released a year ago. This architecture enables both gaming and workstation performance.
- AMD's benchmarks show the Dual Edition offering a 5% to 10% performance increase over last year's model across 3D modeling, software compiling, and video rendering. The chip features a 5.6GHz boost clock speed.
- Hardware analyst Michael Justin Allen Sexton noted that AMD previously encountered a "performance penalty" when running workloads across dual compute dies. The new design attempts to mitigate this historical challenge.
- Surprisingly, AMD has not published gaming benchmarks for the chip despite releasing workstation performance data. This absence leaves questions about gaming-focused performance at launch.
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It remains to be seen the exact price in euros, but starting from $899, it could cause the portfolio to suffer.
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Ahead of its April 22 retail availability, AMD confirmed the U.S. MSRP (pre-tax) pricing of its upcoming flagship desktop processor, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition. The chip comes with an AMD MSRP of $899, or $200 higher than the launch MSRP of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. This doesn't necessarily mean that the processor will be available to buy at $899, retailers could mark the chip further up, and taxes could push its street price above the $1,000-…
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