Motherboard manufacturer MaxSun has listed the Ryzen 7 9800X3D and its specifications in a CPU support list, seemingly conforming these details for the first time. AMD’s 3D V-Cache models in the Ryzen 9000 series are highly anticipated given the disappointing launch of its initial Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 processors.
The rumor mill has been rife with information about AMD’s expected Ryzen 9000 3D V-Cache processors in recent weeks, with the latest rumors pointing at an imminent launch to counter Intel’s Core Ultra 200 series threat, with those processors already announced and launching this week on October 24th.
The details this time (MaxSun via VideoCardz) appear to confirm the CPU’s name, which was widely expected anyway, but also its frequency, power limit or TDP as well as its cache amount. However, as it is the only 3D V-Cache model of the Ryzen 9000 series on the list, speculations are that we may only be getting the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in the first wave of the launch with the expected Ryzen 9 X3D models such as the Ryzen 9 9950X3D landing some time after.
This would make sense, given the Ryzen 7 X3D part has always been the most sought after and the Ryzen 9 models only really worth considering if you do a generous amount of content creation on the side and need the added cores and threads those CPUs provide. It also makes sense since Intel has already stated that its Core Ultra 200 series Arrow Lake desktop processors won’t be much faster if at all in games – precisely where the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is expected to shine, with AMD not wanting to let its existing Ryzen 7000 CPUs go up against whatever Intel has in store this month.
The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is indicated in the leak as having a base frequency of 4.7GHz, which is noticeably higher than that of the Ryzen 7 9700X, which was in the first wave of AMD’s Zen 5 launch a few weeks ago. It also claims to have a TDP of 120w, which is also significantly higher than the 65W of the Ryzen 7 9700X and also quite a bit higher than that CPUs 105W mode added in by motherboard manufacturers recently in an effort to boost its performance and flagging reputation.
We already know the cache amount to be 96MB, which is unchanged from the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. The only question here is over the validity of the leak, only due to the misspelling of Ryzen 9. It should be Ryzen 7, but given this is an official PDF from a motherboard manufacturer, the inclusion of 9800X3D does suggest it’s legitimate despite the typo.
There’s been a lot of interest in AMD’s new X870 motherboards as a result of an expected Ryzen 9000X3D launch so anyone waiting for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D probably doesn’t have long to wait and can definitely aim to add it to their Christmas PC hardware list. I’ll be reviewing the new processors when they arrive so follow me here on Forbes using the blue button below, Facebook or YouTube to get the latest news and reviews.
