Where to buy AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D — AMD comments on supply for the new king of gaming CPUs

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
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Smashing its way straight to the top spot as the best CPU for gaming, AMD's latest release, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, is released and in the wild, and if you want the best processor for pure gaming in your PC, then I'm sure you've already got your eyes on this beast of a CPU. We also recently got comment from AMD on the supply situation. 

Using AMD's 3D V-cache technology, the 9800X3D is built for pure gaming prowess. The large cache boosts performance, and along with some design changes to the CPU, including moving the cache chiplet underneath the die to alleviate the thermal insulation of previous designs, the compute die is now closer to the thermal interface material (IHS) and with the increased thermal headroom comes 500 MHz higher base clocks and 200 MHz higher boosts than the previous-gen Zen 4-powered Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D comes with eight-cores and 16-threads and has a 120W TDP, the MSRP for this new CPU is $479/£449 and is officially released but in very short supply. In our in-depth review of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the processor trounced the competition, beating Intel’s current-generation flagship Core 9 285K CPU by an astonishing 35% on average in our test suite.

Update: We reached out to AMD to see when the Ryzen 7 9800X3D will come into stock, and the company tells us the chips will be coming into retailers at a regular cadence, so you should check frequently to see if they are currently in stock. Here's the company's official statement:

"AMD is thrilled at the excitement and interest in our new Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor. We are working diligently to get as much supply to market as soon as possible, with more processors being shipped every week. We expect availability to get better as shipments ramp throughout the quarter." — AMD representative

Where to buy AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D in the US

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a release MSRP of $479, a small increase over the release price of the previous 7800X3D. Currently, the 9800X3D may not be available at all retailers, but we will monitor and update the tables below over the next few days as the processor becomes more readily available.

Update: The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is sporadically in and out of stock at US online retailers. Be careful and check thoroughly if it is listed by a third-party seller, as I've encountered a couple of scammers charging ridiculous prices for fake products.

Last checked 12/05/2024.

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Retailer CPUPrice / MSRP $480Available
AmazonRyzen 7 9800X3D$479Out of Stock
NeweggRyzen 7 9800X3D$479Out of Stock
Best BuyRyzen 7 9800X3D$479No
B&H PhotoRyzen 7 9800X3D$479Out of Stock
WalmartRyzen 7 9800X3D$541No
AMDRyzen 7 9800X3D$479Out of Stock

Where to buy AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D in the UK

For our readers in the UK, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is stocked by the following retailers.

Update: The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is no longer in stock at any UK retailers currently. The starting MSRP price has also risen from £449 to £499 so far to capitalize on the demand. Last checked 12/05/2024.

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Retailer CPUPriceAvailable
Scan Ryzen 7 9800X3D£499Out of Stock
OverclockersRyzen 7 9800X3D£499Out of Stock
EbuyerRyzen 7 9800X3D£499Out of Stock
Amazon UKRyzen 7 9800X3D£449No
CurrysRyzen 7 9800X3D£449Out of Stock
CCL ComputersRyzen 7 9800X3D£519Out of Stock
AMDRyzen 7 9800X3D£469Out of Stock

Gaming Performance Benchmark Chart

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From our benchmarking chart, you can see the Ryzen 7 9800X3D's average performance over our 13-game test suite on high/ultra setting at 1080p, compared to previous-generation AMD CPUs and the competition from Intel. The results showed a marked improvement over other available processors.

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  • why_wolf
    All sites are sold out. Amazon was sold in 5 minutes or less, but they kept the buy button up for another hour. You'd click on it and get an error message after about a minute.
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  • -Fran-
    All gone in the UK as well, LOL.

    Regards.
    Reply
  • dimar
    In Canada memoryexpress.com has it listed on their site as preorder. But I'd rather buy AMD stock, which will make me money to buy Ryzen 9 9950X3D by the time it comes out.
    Reply
  • DougMcC
    Kinda shocked at the number of people jumping on this immediately without waiting to see how the higher parts work out in real benchmarks.
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  • DavidLejdar
    Got mine from Caseking, here in Berlin. Curbside pick-up.

    First time I got me some HW on day of release. I suppose somewhat lucky that I had a 6 AM shift today. Checked the site after the shift, seen that they added the listing, bought it, and less than an hour later the site said "Out of stock".

    Now soon to run some benchmarks with it on second screen and with still a somewhat older GPU, to compare it to benchmarks I recorded some time ago with the 7600X. May sure not make the FPS double for games such as Cyberpunk and Watchdogs: Legion. But curious anyhow, whether the 9800X3D makes a noticeable difference even at somewhat mid-range GPU. :)
    DougMcC said:
    Kinda shocked at the number of people jumping on this immediately without waiting to see how the higher parts work out in real benchmarks.
    9950X3D may sure perform better, for productivity at least. But it is likely to be also almost +50% more expensive. For me, that's money I rather put towards a higher tier of GPU in several months.
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  • Jagar123
    I wasn't able to pick one up myself. Oh well, I will keep on trying.
    Reply
  • MorganThomas
    It bugs me considerably that in the UK one retailer in question has already raised the price on their site to £519!!! £70 more than MSRP after their first batch of stock sold out.

    Scan Computers - £469
    Overclockers UK - £449 (although no restock until December)
    CCL Computers - £519!!!

    Can no longer seem to find the UK Amazon or Currys listing, so presume they’ve temporarily been taken down.
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  • triplex1
    DougMcC said:
    Kinda shocked at the number of people jumping on this immediately without waiting to see how the higher parts work out in real benchmarks.
    As with vaccines, everything that was thrown away, everyone runs to get it, it seems that they have nothing else to do in their lives
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  • TheHerald
    Got mine from NBB. Still has stock apparently.
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  • toffty
    Got mine from Micro Center. Huge jump from my 5600x!
    Reply