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.
The Ryzen 9800X3D and 9950X3D are burning out in alarming numbers, and motherboard firmware could be the root cause.
How can we push CPUs forward? That's the question the computing industry has been asking since the Intel 4004 processor ...
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XDA Developers on MSNAMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs. Intel Core Ultra 9 285K: ItAMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D provides still competition for Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K, particularly when it comes to gaming.
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 ...
Using the most basic tools to delid their AMD gaming CPU, this Redditor was able to overclock this 16-core powerhouse with 3D ...
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ExtremeTech on MSNAnother AMD 9950X3D CPU Died, Putting More Pressure on ASRock to Come Up With a FixEven without proof of what's wrong, the growing numbers of failing X3D CPUs are damaging the ASRock brand.
Back when AMD's Ryzen 7000 processors first came out, enthusiasts theorized that the extra-thick heatspreader used on Socket ...
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ExtremeTech on MSNNow AMD Ryzen 9950X3D CPUs Are Failing in ASRock MotherboardsFor the past few months, more and more cases of AMD Ryzen 9800X3D CPUs failing in odd ways have appeared. Some have simply ...
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3D are some of the highest-end gaming CPUs on the market today. They are both designed to deliver the best experiences when paired with some of the latest ...
A Technical Overview The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, launched in March 2025, is a high-performance CPU based on the Zen 5 ...
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