AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition review: Tons of cache for tons of dollars
Summary
AMD is releasing the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition CPU on April 22, priced at $899. This new processor has more cache memory than the regular 9950X3D model, offering slightly better performance and similar power use during gaming and video tasks.Key Facts
- The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 has 16 cores and 208MB of L3 cache, more than the previous 9950X3D which has less cache on one chiplet.
- It costs $899, compared to the regular 9950X3D’s $699 MSRP and around $660 street price.
- The 9950X3D2 uses a 200-watt power limit, 30 watts higher than the 170-watt regular 9950X3D.
- Despite this, it consumes roughly the same or less power in gaming and video encoding tests.
- Testing used high-end motherboards, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and an Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics card.
- Both CPUs perform better in gaming than Intel’s Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, which costs $350.
- Intel chips offer competitive multi-core productivity but with slightly higher power use.
- The 9950X3D2 ensures all CPU cores have the same cache, removing software reliance on core-task matching used in the regular 9950X3D.
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