Processor
by AMD
The first 16-core X3D chip: 3D V-Cache on one of its two Zen 4 dies.
The Ryzen 9 7950X3D was the first 16-core X3D chip, with 3D V-Cache on one of its two Zen 4 dies and higher-clocked cores on the other.
It relies on AMD's chipset drivers to keep games on the cache die, so keep them current. It is efficient for a 16-core chip, but for pure gaming the eight-core 7800X3D and 9800X3D are as fast or faster for less.
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X · $699
A 16-core AM5 processor for builders who game, stream and render.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D · $699
Sixteen Zen 5 cores with 3D V-Cache, for builders who game and create on one machine.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X · $649 ($50 less)
The 16-core Zen 5 desktop chip for rendering, compiling and streaming.
Intel Core i9-14900K · $589 ($110 less)
Intel's top Raptor Lake Refresh desktop chip, with boost clocks up to 6 GHz.
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