AMD is working on the Ryzen 9000X3D, a new generation of high-performance processors specialized in games, which will launch a few months after the arrival of the Ryzen 9000, scheduled for July 31st. We still don’t have an official date, but the latest information I’ve seen suggests that it might launch. between September and October.

Ryzen 9000X3D aroused great interest, and it’s quite normal, considering the good results that AMD has achieved with Ryzen 7000X3D, the family that has become the most powerful for gaming, and which has in its ranks the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, a processor that is undoubtedly the best today price wise. -performance ratio if we want to enjoy the maximum possible performance in games.

Thanks to the information that AMD provides and the leaks that have been produced, we have enough details about the Ryzen 9000X3D to share with you today very careful selection with the most important in this article. Most of the things we are going for are official or have a high level of credibility, so they should be fulfilled directly.

What is Ryzen 9000X3D and how it differs from Ryzen 9000

I know most of our readers already know the answer to this question, but for those less knowledgeable, I think it’s important to clarify this topic at the outset. Ryzen 9000X3D are processors that are presented as improved version Ryzen 9000 and that:

• They maintain both core count and IPC in their various models.
• They also use the same production node and architecture.
• They have an additional 64MB L3 cache chip attached to the CPU chiplet, also known as the CCD unit, which contains 8 cores and 16 threads and 32MB of custom cache.
• It runs at lower speeds because thermal conductivity degrades when using an L3 cache chip stacked on one of the CCD units.
• They will have a slightly higher TDP due to the additional consumption of this additional cache.

The Ryzen 9000X3D will specialize in games and this type of application They are the ones who benefit the most from the extra L3 cache that these processors connect. I have already told you about the importance of this memory recently in this special dedicated to the different types of cache that exist today.

When we start the game, the processor stores the data and instructions it will need in the L2 and L3 caches. The more L3 cache you have, the more data and instructions you can store, the more hits it registers when looking for things in that cache and less often you will have to resort to RAM, which is slower and has much higher latency.

What models AMD will release, specifications

We had our doubts about this issue because AMD has been expanding its line of processors with 3D stacked cache by introducing various models that were not available initially, such as the Ryzen 5 5600X3D, but now things are much clearer. All indications are that AMD will launch a total three different models:

• Ryzen 9 9950X3D– It will have 16 cores and 32 threads, 128 MB L3 cache, 16 MB L2 cache and 1 MB L1 cache. In turbo mode, it should reach 5.7 GHz.
• Ryzen 9 9900X3D– It will have 12 cores and 24 threads, 128 MB L3 cache, 12 MB L2 cache and 768 KB L1 cache. Its turbo mode should reach 5.6 GHz.
• Ryzen 7 9800X3D: a model that will have 8 cores and 16 threads, 96 MB L3 cache, 8 MB L2 cache and 512 KB L1 cache. Turbo mode should boost it to 5.5 GHz.

We cannot rule out that AMD will decide in the future to expand this catalog with one or two other modelsbut the truth is that it seems unlikely to me, because it would oversaturate the market in the final, and some models might step on each other too much, or even end up being cannibalized.

The only other model that might make any sense is Ryzen 5 9600X3D, a processor that would repeat the Ryzen 5 5600X3D formula. It would have 6 cores and 12 threads, 96 MB of L3 cache, 6 MB of L2 cache and 384 KB of L1 cache. Its maximum working speed should be between 5 and 5.4 GHz.

I’ve seen some rumors saying that AMD might expand the amount of stacked L3 cache per chiplet, and that it’s even going to fit two L3 cache chiplets into dual-CCD processors, but In the end, it seems that won’t be the caseand the truth is that it seems the most logical to me because increasing the L3 cache on a chiplet might not be feasible in terms of cost, design and transfer to a wafer, or if it were, I think it would be extremely complex and complicated by the classic problem of scaling nodes at this type of memory.

I also don’t think such a large increase in L3 cache is worth it in terms of performance, and using two L3 cache chiplets in processors with two CCD units introduces another layer of complexity in resource management that would need to be solved at the driver level, something that would hurt AMD more.

What performance can we expect from the Ryzen 9000X3D

In terms of IPC, I already told you that they will represent the same evolution as the Ryzen 9000, which means that over the Ryzen 7000 they will offer 16% higher average performance per core at the same operating speed. However, thanks to this extra amount of L3 cache, we can expect a significant improvement in games.

At 1080p with a GeForce RTX 4090, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D averages, 25% more than Ryzen 7 7700X thanks to the 3D stacked L3 cache, although its working speed is lower. This data serves as a reference to estimate the gaming performance improvement we can expect from the Ryzen 9000X3D compared to the Ryzen 9000.

I’m confident that there will be a Ryzen 9000X3D in games 20% to 25% faster than Ryzen 9000. AMD has said that the Ryzen 7 7800X3D will be slightly faster in games than the Ryzen 9000, which is also very important to mention in this article and gives us an idea of ​​the difference we can expect. between this and the Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

We need to be clear about all this three important things which I summarize below:

• Ryzen 9000X3D will perform much better in games and it is very likely that they can beat Intel Arrow Lake.
• In other applications they will perform the same or slightly worse than the Ryzen 9000. It will all depend on the operating frequencies they maintain and how they adjust their turbo mode.
• The difference in gaming performance compared to Ryzen 7 7800X3D will be less than compared to Ryzen 9000.

Release date, price and compatibility

I already told you at the beginning of the article that the Ryzen 9000X3D will most likely be introduced between September and Octoberand that its release date will take place only a few weeks after its introduction. Some rumors also pointed to January and specifically at CES 2025, as a possible date of presentation. Nothing is confirmed, so both options are open.

In terms of compatibility, you have nothing to worry about. Ryzen 9000X3D They will work perfectly with current AM5 motherboards equipped with a 600 series chipset To use them, it will not be necessary to change the motherboard, although it will be necessary to update the BIOS to have the necessary support for them to work without problems.

Thanks to the European seller, we already know the possible price of the Ryzen 9000 and it is clear to us that the Ryzen 9000X3D will be more expensive. We still don’t have official numbers from AMD, but seeing what Sunnyvale has done with the Ryzen 7000X3D, I think the price difference will be between 100 and 150 euros.

This is what the Ryzen 9000X3D prices could look like:

• Ryzen 9 9950X3D: between 759 and 799 euros.
• Ryzen 9 9900X3D: between 599 and 649 euros.
• Ryzen 7 9800X3D: between 499 and 549 euros.