AMD's fastest gaming chip, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, is still at all-time low pricing in the final hours of Prime Day — Ryzen 7 7800X3D also at all-time low pricing

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This CPU matches the 9800X3D in gaming, but eclipses it with 27% faster productivity in our benchmarks.

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AMD's highly potent Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor is currently available for its lowest price ever, at $663 on Amazon for Prime Day, but the event is in the final hours, so these deals will expire tonight. To an impassioned observer, this sticker price might be 'just $30 off' the X3D flagship processor's MSRP. However, PC DIYers know all too well that grabbing the choicest components at or near MSRP has been increasingly difficult, if not impossible, over recent years.

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D effectively ties the other fastest gaming chip on the market, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, and that insane gaming performance is now available for $666 for Prime Day, an all-time low that drops $30 below its MSRP. In fact, this chip has spent most of its life selling for above MSRP at retailers, going for as high as $850 during long-spanning shortages, making this deal all the sweeter.

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D utilizes AMD's 3D V-Cache technology to deliver exceptional gaming performance while maintaining nearly all the productivity capabilities of the standard Zen 5 models. If you can afford it, this is simply the most powerful all-rounder chip on the market. If you can't afford the 9950X3D and are still looking for a gaming stunner, the previous-gen Ryzen 7 7800X3D is also on sale for 24% off. This processor delivers 95% of the gaming performance of the 9950X3D, but is only $341.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D: was $700 now $663 at Amazon

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The Ryzen 9 9950X3D features 128MB of L3 cache, which enables it to claim the title of the fastest gaming chip on the market. It features 16 Zen 5 cores and 32 threads of computing power, reaching a peak clock speed of 5.7 GHz.

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Remember, for your sub-MSRP money today, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D matches the already legendary Ryzen 7 9800X3D in gaming benchmarks - but with more gas in the tank for the most demanding productivity tasks.

In summary, the 9950X3D offers twice as many cores/threads as the 9800X3D, at 16C/32T, higher boost clocks running at up to 5.7 GHz, a larger cache at 128MB, but with a 50W higher TDP than its sibling, at 170W.

In our extensive tests, while gaming on these two processors is neck-and-neck, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D in our highlighted Amazon offer could save you a lot of valuable productivity time, being 27% faster, on average. All you have to ask yourself is whether the extra outlay vs the 9800X3D - which is currently $472 on Amazon - is worth it, for your planned usage.

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU: was $449 now $341 at Amazon

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This chip is among the fastest gaming CPUs on the market and drops into modern AM5 motherboards, featuring 96MB of L3 cache with AMD's explosive 3D V-Cache, eight cores, and 16 threads. It also features a maximum boost clock of 5.0 GHz.

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9 Comments Comment from the forums
  • facts.seeker.2020
    buyers be aware AMD non 3D CPUs could massively cause bottleneck in some games I did an experiment on RE4 and this is how it was.
    4090+7950X3D non 3D+DDR5 4800 105FPS
    4090+7950X3D non 3D CCD which equivalent to 7700x 121FPS
    4080+14700k 142FPS
    4090+14900k 155FPS
    4090+7950X3D 3D CCD equivalent to 7800X3D 172FPS
    4090+9800X3D 180FPS
    4080+14700k>4090+zen4 non 3D, zen 5 is 4% faster on synthetics so it should be around 10FPS faster.
    I uploaded the tests to youtube for who wants to see them.
    https://www.youtube.com/@factsseeker3542also in most other games at 2k ultra settings 14900k matches 9800X3D.
    https://ibb.co/fGd0CdSShttps://ibb.co/pjkkcLB9https://ibb.co/kVqtB3Gbhttps://ibb.co/Vh2hYS3
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  • turks1966
    Microcenter's had the 9950X3D on sale for $599 as of July 9.
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  • facts.seeker.2020
    very important thing for AMD dual CCD processors buyers needs to know is that you need to change bios settings to prioritize 3D CCD otherwise it will run on the slow non 3D CCD reducing its performance to below intel raptor lake gaming performance.
    Advanced > AMD CBS > SMU Common Options > CPPC Dynamic Preferred Cores (set it to cache)https://ibb.co/yCrKMzm
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  • facts.seeker.2020
    craigss said:
    No you dont get your "facts" right that was an issue long ago it no longer is an issue more AMD bashing hmm sad boi and whilst it may reduce performance (at the time) at least the CPU didnt take a crap when asked to perform as the maker said it would
    I have 7950X3D on x870e gigabyte aorus pro updated to the latest bios as I have other builds I knew something wrong because the game(RE4) was much faster on 14900k/14700k/9800X3D so after looking into task manager CPU usage by core (which showed the game using the wrong CCD) and searching forums, I found a lot of people some of them on 9950X3D complaining about it, no the issues isn't fixed though the fix is simple.
    https://www.reddit.com/r/ASRock/comments/1jhxzfk/9950x3d_using_the_wrong_ccd/
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  • facts.seeker.2020
    craigss said:
    Sigh I have the same 9950 and a 9800 both X3d both picked up easily by Bios no other changes required other than memory settings then again Gigabyte are well known for Bios issues
    same problem happened on asus x670e proart at first I reinstalled windows with new drivers and still some games use the wrong CCD, jayZ made a video about it before you can check it, probably half your games using the wrong CCD and you are not aware about it.
    4wdQpVcL_a4View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wdQpVcL_a4
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  • DingusDog
    facts.seeker.2020 said:
    very important thing for AMD dual CCD processors buyers needs to know is that you need to change bios settings to prioritize 3D CCD otherwise it will run on the slow non 3D CCD reducing its performance to below intel raptor lake gaming performance.
    Advanced > AMD CBS > SMU Common Options > CPPC Dynamic Preferred Cores (set it to cache)https://ibb.co/yCrKMzm
    Username checks out. That issue was fixed ages ago.
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  • facts.seeker.2020
    DingusDog said:
    Username checks out. That issue was fixed ages ago.
    not its not, reddit full of people still have the same problem on x870s and 9950X3D, you should have checked forums before replying.
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  • Dutton31
    facts.seeker.2020 said:
    very important thing for AMD dual CCD processors buyers needs to know is that you need to change bios settings to prioritize 3D CCD otherwise it will run on the slow non 3D CCD reducing its performance to below intel raptor lake gaming performance.
    Advanced > AMD CBS > SMU Common Options > CPPC Dynamic Preferred Cores (set it to cache)https://ibb.co/yCrKMzm
    I actually do the exact opposite of what you said. Set perfered cores to FREQ. That way with process lasso I just add the games i play and benefit from the 3D cache use the 3D cores. That way only my game is running on the 3D cores and the rest of the other fluff is running on the FREQ cores(which most programs benefit from).
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  • CeltPC
    Admin said:
    AMD's top X3D chip hits an all-time-low. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D matches the 9800X3D in gaming, but eclipses it with 27% faster productivity in our benchmarks.

    AMD's fastest gaming chip, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, drops to all-time low pricing for Prime Day : Read more
    Yes it's $663.99 at Amazon right now - below the MSRP $699.00. I was just about to buy it, but thought hmm, why not check Newegg first - it was $664.99. Then I noticed The Check Trade in button. The value of my current 7900x was $230.00, which compared to the current selling price of a new 7900x of $288.00 at Amazon I thought was pretty decent.

    So, the net price of $434.99 to get the 9950x3d was more than I could resist! I ordered it :)
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