Previous rumors about AMD moving the V-Cache to under the CPU were from a typically reliable source on X, but you still never know with these types of leaks. Wccftech has obtained an image of a delidded Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU from "its sources,

It's reported that upon a closeup inspection of the die a layer normally seen at the top of AMD's X3D parts is no longer visible and is suspected to be underneath the die. It also appears that whoever provided the images used a Thermal Grizzly Delid-Die-Mate originally designed for the Ryzen 7000 series CPUs,

Cache workhorse processor be 10% more expensive than its predecessor? More than a few price leaks are suggesting that, certainly.

Detailed specifications of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D reveal a 5.2 GHz boost clock, 120W TDP, and even an Unlocked Multiplier.

In single-core, anyway, and the incoming Ryzen 9800X3D processor is looking very strong for non-gaming performance, as previous rumors have indicated.

If you’ve been eagerly waiting to know more about the highly anticipated, gaming-focused variant of the Ryzen 9000 CPU series, then the recent 9800X3D leaks are likely good news for you. AMD already confirmed that it was going to announce Ryzen 9000X3D chip variants on November 7,

Improved thermals and higher clocks thanks to AMD's 2nd Generation V-Cache allow the Ryzen 7 9800X3D to pull ahead of its predecessor by almost 26% in Blender.

The score in Blender was highlighted by the notorious HXL on X, and it says 9800X3D in black and white, so there's no "engineering sample" mystery to dig into here. It's AMD's 8-core V-Cache chip on the test bench,