US EditionAMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition Review: Tons of Cache for Tons of Dollars
The flagship posts the biggest production gains in our benchmarks, but AMD’s second V-Cache tile adds only modest gaming improvement and higher power use.
- AMD launched the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition flagship processor, featuring two 3D V-Cache chiplets and 192 MB of total L3 cache. The chip tops production benchmarks but delivers only marginal gaming gains versus the standard Ryzen 9 9950X3D.
- The 9950X3D2-DE builds on 9000-series architecture by adding a second SRAM tile, boosting total system cache to 208 MB. This design increases thermal design power to 200 W, enabling higher sustained boost clocks than the single V-Cache variant.
- Testing reveals a 5.8 percent uplift over the 9950X3D and an 11.5 percent uplift over Intel's 24-core Core Ultra 7 270K in multi-core workloads. The processor compiled LLVM source code about 6.6 percent faster than the cheaper 9950X3D.
- Priced at $899 MSRP, the flagship costs $200 more than the 9950X3D at $699. AMD claims the chip "delivers 90 percent the performance in production workloads and/or matches our flagship processor in gaming at a $200-$400 discount."
- With gaming performance on par with existing X3D parts, the 9950X3D2-DE targets enthusiasts rather than value-conscious buyers. Its high cost positions the processor as a halo product encroaching on entry-level Threadripper and Xeon-W territory.
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In case you didn’t know, today the first reviews of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 processors came out, and yes, they haven’t made any noise at all. I’m not going to deny that I myself found out tonight that the reviews came out, and in the comments on the web it’s weird that no one mentioned anything. Now we know the main reason, and that AMD has been extremely cautious by sending these CPUs, to the point that it hasn’t sent samples for reviews to many o…
News extracted from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. AMD bet strong with its new processor with double 3D V-Cache, but the results do not accompany the expectation. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 arrives as a top-of-the-range model with high price, although in practice it does not manage to take off against more accessible options. The price difference is great. The performance jump, however, almost does not exist. Performan…
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