The 9950X3D and 9950X are AMD's two top 16-core CPUs, but do you need the X3D model if you aren't gaming? Let's take a look.

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A Technical Overview The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, launched in March 2025, is a high-performance CPU based on the Zen 5 ...

Using the most basic tools to delid their AMD gaming CPU, this Redditor was able to overclock this 16-core powerhouse with 3D ...

That's the audience for the new Ryzen 9 9950X3D, a 16-core, Zen 5-based, $699 monster of a processor that AMD begins selling tomorrow. If you're only worried about game performance (and if you can ...

For the past few months, more and more cases of AMD Ryzen 9800X3D CPUs failing in odd ways have appeared. Some have simply ...

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With AMD’s $699 Ryzen 9 9950X3D, you don’t need to choose: AMD now has the best CPU for both gaming and creator tasks. With double the cores of the $479 Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the new 16-core Ryzen ...