GoKawiilThe new AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is now available to buy. Listings for this brand new processor are up on Amazon, where the 9950X3D2 is $899, and also on Newegg, which has the 9950X3D2 listed for the same $899 price tag. Multiple retailers are stocking the new CPU, including the aforementioned Amazon and Newegg, but you can also pick up the 9950X3D2 from Best Buy, B&H Photo, and eventually AMD directly. We will update this article as more retailers start to stock AMD's latest flagship processor.
This upgraded 9950X3D is aimed at high-end builds used for multi-threaded tasks such as Blender, 3D rendering, content creation, and encoding. With gaming performance similar to the 9800X3D or its big brother, the 9850X3D, the price of the 9950X3D2 doesn't make it a good value proposition for a purely gaming PC build.
Featuring AMD's 3D V-cache technology, the 9950X3D2 has a slightly larger L3 cache of 192MB as well as dual CCDs with stacked V-cache compared to the 9950X3D. The 9950X3D2 keeps the same 16-core and 32-thread setup, and a slightly raised 200W TDP. The previous 16-core X3D chips only use the stacked cache on one of their two CCDs, effectively giving only eight of their cores instant access to the large pool of L3. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 changes things up by putting the SRAM chunk on both CCDs.
The MSRP for the latest 9950X3D2 processor is $899, a staggering $242 more expensive than the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, which is currently on sale at Amazon for $657. Although previous releases like the 9800X3D ran into stock issues and units jumping off the shelf in seconds, we don't anticipate the demand for this processor to be on the same level, so stock shouldn't be an issue. If, however, you are interested in buying one of these dual CCD beasts, then check out our table of retailers below for links to the 9950X3D2 in-store.
If you'd like an in-depth dive into the new AMD processor, make sure to check out our latest review of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, where we put the CPU through its paces against our benchmarking test suite and compare it against the competition from both Intel and AMD.
Where to buy AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 has a release MSRP of $899. Please check out our table below, which highlights where you can easily find the latest Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU at our favorite retailers.
Swipe to scroll horizontally Retailer CPU Price / MSRP $899 Amazon Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 $899 Newegg Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 $899 Best Buy Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 $899 B&H Photo Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 $899 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 $899
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