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[winjer]

Zen1 is from 2018 and it's definitely a bottleneck now.
Same is true for any contemporary Intel quadcore.
Launch version of Zen3 is a bottleneck (many games struggle to run at 60 fps on my 5900X these days due to CPU limitations), less so with X3D SKUs which came a year+ later but still.

What you're saying was 100% true in the days of PS4/XBO where literally any Intel 4C+ CPU was more than enough for 100+ fps, 200+ sometimes even.
Now with the current gen 8C Zen2 consoles this has changed considerably, and you really need to use the most recent CPU gens to not be CPU limited below 60.

I have a 5800X3D and most games run at 100+ FPS. Yes, it's faster than a 5900X but not by such a difference.
I can imagine some cases, where the 3+3 Core Complex config could make some data be shuffled between CCDs. But still, you should be getting 60+ in all games.

 

[Gona_B_L8]

was tempted (as pointless as it is) to switch from my 9800x3d as a tie me over until zen 6, but too lazy to take the cooler off, paste on, cooler back on lol!

 

[dgrdsv]

But still, you should be getting 60+ in all games.

I don't, and no one with a 6C Zen3 w/o cache would. Many games struggle to run at 60 on 5900X these days, and even more games hitch and stutter below 60 often.
I've entertained the idea of doing a "downgrade" to 5800X3D but as you've said the average difference is not that big while you do lose 2 cores and some clocks which shows up outside of games in places.
Was looking forward to Zen5 but that was a big nothing in the end so now waiting for Zen6, likely a 12C 1CCD part with cache. Don't really see any point in going above 12C/24Ts right now.

 

[winjer]

I don't, and no one with a 6C Zen3 w/o cache would. Many games struggle to run at 60 on 5900X these days, and even more games hitch and stutter below 60 often.

Can you show me a pick of your system with Zen Timmings.

 

[poodaddy]

Zen1 is from 2018 and it's definitely a bottleneck now.
Same is true for any contemporary Intel quadcore.
Launch version of Zen3 is a bottleneck (many games struggle to run at 60 fps on my 5900X these days due to CPU limitations), less so with X3D SKUs which came a year+ later but still.

What you're saying was 100% true in the days of PS4/XBO where literally any Intel 4C+ CPU was more than enough for 100+ fps, 200+ sometimes even.
Now with the current gen 8C Zen2 consoles this has changed considerably, and you really need to use the most recent CPU gens to not be CPU limited below 60.

I've got a 5900x as well and haven't come across a single came that goes below 60fps due to CPU load, and that's after 140 hours of Cyberpunk PT max settings, but that game is very well optimized from a CPU standpoint so not the best example. I haven't played any CPU heavy games as of late, which games were too much for the 5900x? I'm curious to try em myself.

 

[dgrdsv]

I've got a 5900x as well and haven't come across a single came that goes below 60fps due to CPU load, and that's after 140 hours of Cyberpunk PT max settings, but that game is very well optimized from a CPU standpoint so not the best example. I haven't played any CPU heavy games as of late, which games were too much for the 5900x? I'm curious to try em myself.

Hogwarts Legacy being 100% CPU limited at Ultra+RT at ~40-60 everywhere in Hogwarts and Hogsmead would be the most recent example.
The Great Circle and Doom TDA are both CPU limited at 60-80 fps on my 4090.
The Callisto Protocol drops into 40s with a CPU limit.
That's just from the last year or so.

 

[poodaddy]

Hogwarts Legacy being 100% CPU limited at Ultra+RT everywhere in Hogwarts and Hogsmead would be the most recent example.
The Great Circle and Doom TDA are both CPU limited at 60-80 fps on my 4090.
The Callisto Protocol drops into 40s with a CPU limit.
That's just from the last year or so.

Haven't played any of those except Doom TDA so that explains that.

 

[smbu2000]

Seems like a pretty unnecessary cpu if you have a current x3d cpu for gaming.
Maybe if you have a non x3d am5 cpu, but still better to go with a 9800x3d (for gaming) or 9950x3d (for 16cores plus gaming).

 

[SplunkyMunkey]

Might be a worthy upgrade. Might be just one 1fps and since gaming technology and graphics improve further overtime maybe the duel x3d will improve performance further other the standard

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

still the sexiest cpu available today

 

[peish]

Might be a worthy upgrade. Might be just one 1fps and since gaming technology and graphics improve further overtime maybe the duel x3d will improve performance further other the standard

Just buy it!

AI is coming for CPU next!
Japan has taken the first strike!

Ryzenが最大57.4％の大幅な値上がり、ワークステーション向けのXeon 600シリーズが発売 [4月後半のCPU価格]

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Ryzen sees a massive price increase of up to 57.4% as the workstation-向け Xeon 600 series is released [CPU prices in late April] Sakharov Sato (Junichi Sato)April 23, 2026 08:05

 

[Celcius]

Just buy it!

AI is coming for CPU next!
Japan has taken the first strike!

Did you buy one?

 

[OverHeat]

Omg I dodge a bullet try it today at a friend house…lets just say with a blind test could not see what was the difference between this and my 9950X3D

 

[winjer]

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 appears in Amazon's top 10 CPU best sellers

The processor in 10th place on Amazon's best-selling CPU chart at $899. That ranking placed it ahead of any Intel desktop CPUs at the time of capture, while AMD's Ryzen X3D lineup continued to occupy most of the top positions.

Amazon's best-seller chart changes often and reflects recent activity inside one category. It is still useful as a short-term demand signal, but to understand what it actually means, we should focus on the longer term best selling lists. Here AMD Ryzen CPUs are undisputed winners and have been for a long time now.

Even the just-released Intel's Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is absent from this list. Based on my quick check, neither of the Arrow Lake Refresh SKUs appeared in the top10 list yet. Intel's new chip is priced much lower and has received better value-focused reviews, but it still does not appear to be challenging AMD's X3D CPUs on Amazon's chart. Intel may have very solid plans for the future, but everyone knows at this point that the LGA-1851 socket is effectively dead after this generation.