Upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D has 120W TDP, leaked shipping manifest states — Zen 5 X3D refresh will maintain the same power draw as 9800X3D

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Increased clock speeds at no extra wattage.

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Almost two months ago, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D was initially leaked as part of AMD's upcoming X3D refresh for the Zen 5 lineup, which was later made official by a website entry, indicating that a launch was right around the corner.

That same tipster is now back with a leaked shipping manifest that lists the primary specs of the CPU, confirming it has a 120W TDP.

The manifest shows an internal date of 18 October 2025, which lines up perfectly with the original leaks that first unveiled the 9850X3D to us. The part number is listed as "100-000001973-00," before which we can see the "120W" mentioned in the name. We don't have pricing or availability yet, but it should be around the $450 mark, now that we know AMD CPUs aren't due for a price hike.

TSMC's advanced packaging tech allowed AMD to put the extra 3D V-Cache right underneath the CCD in Ryzen 9000, which leads to less latency, improved clocks, and less cooling required to keep everything under control. Add simple binning to that list, along with some firmware optimization, and you have the 9850X3D, which should offer a tiny bit more FPS in games across the board.

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Hassam Nasir
Hassam Nasir
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Hassam Nasir is a die-hard hardware enthusiast with years of experience as a tech editor and writer, focusing on detailed CPU comparisons and general hardware news. When he’s not working, you’ll find him bending tubes for his ever-evolving custom water-loop gaming rig or benchmarking the latest CPUs and GPUs just for fun.

9 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Elusive Ruse
    The fact that AMD can still make improvements to the same CPU at no power cost makes me more excited about the Zen 6 variant. A single CCD 12 core 10800X3D would have me reach for my wallet.
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  • TerryLaze
    Elusive Ruse said:
    The fact that AMD can still make improvements to the same CPU at no power cost makes me more excited about the Zen 6 variant. A single CCD 12 core 10800X3D would have me reach for my wallet.
    We have to see reviews to actually know that.
    The way AMD states TDP they can hide a lot of increased power draw behind the need for lower temps...without having to state the need for lower temps.
    https://gamersnexus.net/guides/3525-amd-ryzen-tdp-explained-deep-dive-cooler-manufacturer-opinions
    TDP (Watts) = (tCase°C - tAmbient°C)/(HSF θca)
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  • Elusive Ruse
    TerryLaze said:
    We have to see reviews to actually know that.
    The way AMD states TDP they can hide a lot of increased power draw behind the need for lower temps...without having to state the need for lower temps.
    https://gamersnexus.net/guides/3525-amd-ryzen-tdp-explained-deep-dive-cooler-manufacturer-opinions
    Even then the 9800X3D is impressive, it averages 76watts for gaming much lower than my 7950X or the 9950X and 14900K.
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  • TerryLaze
    Elusive Ruse said:
    Even then the 9800X3D is impressive, it averages 76watts for gaming much lower than my 7950X or the 9950X and 14900K.
    Oh wow, that's only a measly 50% more power than it's predecessor for a full massive 10% higher performance in gaming...truly amazing how they manage to still make improvements with so little power cost.
    And hey, even if they increase another 50% in power for the 400Mhz they will still be below that 120W TDP rating.
    Yup, the 7800x3d has the same 120W TDP rating as the 9800x3d because temps are more important in AMDs formula than power draw.
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  • Elusive Ruse
    TerryLaze said:
    Oh wow, that's only a measly 50% more power than it's predecessor for a full massive 10% higher performance in gaming...truly amazing how they manage to still make improvements with so little power cost.
    And hey, even if they increase another 50% in power for the 400Mhz they will still be below that 120W TDP rating.
    Yup, the 7800x3d has the same 120W TDP rating as the 9800x3d because temps are more important in AMDs formula than power draw.
    Ok? The 7800X3D is a great CPU as well! The 9800X3D consumes almost half the power of the 9950X3D while gaming but it produces slightly faster results. Against the 14900K it again consumes almost half the power while being ~13% faster.
    The TDP formula being what it is doesn’t change the fact that we can see the CPU beating its competition while consuming little power.
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  • TerryLaze
    Elusive Ruse said:
    Ok? The 7800X3D is a great CPU as well! The 9800X3D consumes almost half the power of the 9950X3D while gaming but it produces slightly faster results. Against the 14900K it again consumes almost half the power while being ~13% faster.
    The TDP formula being what it is doesn’t change the fact that we can see the CPU beating its competition while consuming little power.
    Did you already forgot what your opening statement was?!?!?!?!?
    Or what this article is about?
    Do you remember your name?
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  • bill001g
    TerryLaze said:
    We have to see reviews to actually know that.
    The way AMD states TDP they can hide a lot of increased power draw behind the need for lower temps...without having to state the need for lower temps.
    https://gamersnexus.net/guides/3525-amd-ryzen-tdp-explained-deep-dive-cooler-manufacturer-opinions
    This is the very first thing I thought of when I saw this thread. It seems companies really like to con the lazy people who only read the headlines and not really understand. When you can pretty much define power to mean anything you want you know it was the marketing guys and not the engineers who decided to rate power this way.
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  • Elusive Ruse
    TerryLaze said:
    Did you already forgot what your opening statement was?!?!?!?!?
    Or what this article is about?
    Do you remember your name?
    I think you forgot to take your meds mate.
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  • TerryLaze
    Elusive Ruse said:
    I think you forgot to take your meds mate.
    Mate, nobody said anything about how great your beloved CPU is, so you ranting about that makes zero sense.
    The TDP staying the same does not mean anything about the CPU using more or less power, which is shown by the 9800x3d using 50% more power than the 7800x3d at the same TDP.
    It doesn't matter how awesome you think the CPU is, nobody talked about that here.
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