A shipping manifest leaked specs for the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, and the eight-core chip sticks with the same 120-watt power limit as the 9800X3D despite pushing clocks higher. The faster variant keeps the 4.7GHz base, but cranks boost frequencies up to 5.6GHz, which is 400MHz past what the regular model hits.
AMD briefly confirmed the processor on its site before yanking the page, and the new chip should handle gaming workloads better than the current model without sucking down more power. The 9950X3D2 variant for the 16-core chip will supposedly jump to a 200-watt rating when it drops.
Nobody knows when these faster X3D processors will launch, but the first quarter of next year seems like a decent bet based on how things usually go with AMD releases.
AMD briefly confirmed the processor on its site before yanking the page, and the new chip should handle gaming workloads better than the current model without sucking down more power. The 9950X3D2 variant for the 16-core chip will supposedly jump to a 200-watt rating when it drops.
Nobody knows when these faster X3D processors will launch, but the first quarter of next year seems like a decent bet based on how things usually go with AMD releases.
