The above gallery includes slides from AMD’s media presentation about these new processors, and if things like the AMD Provisioning Packages Service, 3D V-Cache Performance Optimizer, and Application Compatibility Database are configured and updated automatically so that your game is sure to work without any additional user configuration, then great.
Regardless of the work a user might be expected to do, when everything is set up correctly and the game is picked up properly, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D can provide a close approximation of the world’s best gaming CPU; but this part is more of an all-rounder than the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. The 9950X3D doubles the 9800X3D’s core count and can rip through multi-core workloads with ease. It is well behaved from both a power and thermal standpoint, offers a great gaming experience, and is a better CPU for content creators than anything from Intel right now.
Once again AMD has topped with their CPU lineup with a part that offers a tempting mix of both gaming and raw compute performance, but, until Windows is finally updated to correctly use these dual-CCD X3D parts without any additional setup, users will need to be diligent in their initial configuration to get the most out of them.
