AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
AMD forges the unquestioned gaming champ, Paul Alcorn finds.
SPECS
Arch:
Granite Ridge
Socket:
AM5
Process:
TSMC 4nm, IO 6nm
Cores:
8, 16 threads
Clock:
4.7GHz (5.2GHz boost), unlocked
Cache:
640KB L1, 8MB L2, 96MB L3
Base TDP:
120W
Max PBP:
162W
Memory:
DDR5-5600, ECC support
Max mem:
192GB, dual-channel
GPU:
Radeon Graphics, dual-core
PCIe:
24 lanes, v5.0
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e’ve been left nonplussed by recent CPU launches from Intel and AMD, but now the good times can roll as AMD’s £490 Ryzen 7 9800X3D comes with eight cores and a new version of the company’s game-boosting 3D V-Cache tech that delivers impressive performance, taking the throne as the fastest gaming processor on the market in convincing fashion.