Simply hours after motherboard corporations beat them to it, AMD has formally introduced the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the primary next-gen 3D V-Cache processor, set to retail at $479. And we now know what AMD meant again in June when it spoke of 9000X3D’s ‘actually cool differentiators’, as a result of it includes a completely different design to the 7000X3D chips.
Other than its price ticket, which is $30 increased than the previous-gen Ryzen 7 7800X3D was priced at launch, in all probability the largest takeaways are that the 9800X3D has a 500 MHz increased base clock and 200 MHz increased increase clock in comparison with the 7800X3D, and its 3D-stacked cache will sit below relatively than on prime of the processor.
Here is how the 9800X3D stacks up towards the 7800X3D:
| Header Cell – Column 0 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 16 | 8 / 16 |
| Base / Increase Frequency | 4.7 GHz / 5.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz / 5 GHz |
| Whole Cache (L2 + L3) | 104 MB | 104 MB |
| TDP | 120 W | 120 W |
| SEP (USD) upon launch | $479 | $449 |
Word that the 3D V-Cache, which is now positioned beneath the CPU, nonetheless totals 64 MB identical to the 7800X3D. TDP and core counts are the identical, too.
The “revolutionary change in cache placement” makes it “the primary X3D processor to be absolutely unlocked” for overclocking as a result of the processor needs to be eaiser to chill with out all that reminiscence sitting between it and the cooling answer.
That is no small factor. It was virtually ineffective to aim to overclock 7000X3D chips, as you needed to mess with PBO and ECLK for very tiny positive aspects. Hopefully this new underside placement will enable for an X3D chip that it is really price overclocking (though excessive overclockers trying to de-lid the CPU would possibly want new equipment to take action).
We’ll have to attend and see whether or not these modifications plus its new Zen 5 structure and sooner clock speeds justify the pricing that is $30 increased than the 7800X3D’s was at launch. Solely real-world testing will tell us for certain.
Given Intel Arrow Lake pricing and efficiency, although, it must carry out disastrously badly to fare badly within the match-up.
