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.

This is fairly close to its predecessor’s (the Ryzen 7 7800X3D) price, which launched in April 2023 starting at €530. Of course, the pricing details listed here should be taken with a grain of salt until the CPU’s official launch.

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

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,

AMD’s 3D V-Cache is a nifty tool for PC gamers, since it effectively triples the amount of available cache memory on the processor - something virtually every game can easily take advantage of, but it's especially valuable in CPU-bound titles.

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

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,