If you have an older AMD Ryzen CPU based on the Zen 1 through to Zen 4 architecture, your CPU can now be "jailbroken." This is thanks to an exploit that allows users to write their own microcode for those affected CPUs,

AMD is also expected to launch a 3D V-Cache version of its future Zen 6 CPUs, as it has done with the past couple of generations. However, no details about the particular configuration of this—how much cache it will be, whether it will apply to both CCDs, etc.—have yet been announced.

"The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is extremely powerful in games, which makes it easier to recommend than other recent processors like the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K or Ryzen 9 9900X. Especially if you’re building a rig with a powerful graphics card, the 9800X3D is going to be the best way to get the most performance out of whichever GPU you pair it with."

Despite having a higher TDP (120W vs 105W), the 9800X3D is far more efficient than the 9700X. In Alan Wake 2, for example, the 9800X3D only hit a max of 77W to the 9700X's 98W.

AMD’s latest productivity improvements with the 9950X3D required a redesign of its latest X3D chips. AMD’s second generation of its 3D V-Cache technology sits below the proces