AMD reveals its Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D at CES

AMD reveals their best CPUs for gamers and creators

Last year, AMD launched their Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU (review here); this CPU was optimised explicitly for gaming, using AMD’s 2nd generation X3D technology to deliver top-class gaming performance. Now, AMD has come to CES 2025 with new Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs, but this time, they are catering to both creators and gamers alike. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D have arrived!

With the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, AMD has added its second-generation 3D V-Cache technology to one of this CPU’s CCDs. This gives it144MB of total cache, 64MB more than a standard Ryzen 9 9950X.

In gaming workloads, AMD has promised an 8% performance boost on average (across 40 games) compared to their last-generation 7950X3D. However, it is worth noting that many of the games below are over 20% faster. Clearly, some games benefit more from AMD’s Zen 5 cores and Gen 2 3D V-Cache than others.

Compared to Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K, Intel’s new 9950X3D is 20% faster on average. That makes AMD’s newest X3D chips the obvious choice for modern gaming workloads.

For content creation, AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D delivers stronger performance gains than gaming. On average, AMD has reported 13% faster performance across 20 productivity/creation-based apps compared to AMD’s last-gen 7950X3D.

Compared to Intel’s 285K, AMD has reported 10% faster creation-based performance on average with their 9950X3D. This makes AMD’s CPU faster in both gaming and productivity workloads.

Alongside AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D, AMD is also releasing its 9900X3D. Both CPUs feature 3D V-Cache and AMD’s Zen 5 CPU cores. The primary difference between these two CPUs is their core count and maximum CPU clock speeds. Below, you an see how both CPUs compare.

Both of these new CPUs will be available in March 2025.

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