With fresh leaks revealing its specifications, anticipation for the impending AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D chip keeps growing. Although there are still discrepancies, a recent leak from motherboard manufacturer Maxsun has given us a better look at the processor’s specifications. It’s interesting to note that although the chip is commonly thought to be the Ryzen 7 variant, the leak refers to it as the Ryzen 9 9800X3D.
The leak claims that the processor will have a 120W TDP and 96MB of total cache, which includes 64MB of 3D V-Cache and 32MB of L3 cache. Some fans might want more innovation because this is similar to the cache size of its predecessors. But according to reports, the base clock speed is 4.7 GHz, which is 900 MHz faster than the Ryzen 7 9700X. This is probably because of the greater TDP. However, the boost frequency is bizarrely 300 MHz slower than the 9700X, operating at 5.2 GHz.
Mixed information can be found in benchmark leaks. Despite the tremendous performance potential indicated by the base clock speeds, early gaming benchmarks only show slight gains. With a mere 4% increase in Shadow of the Tomb Raider and a negligible 2% rise in Black Myth: Wukong, the Ryzen 9800X3D is said to be 11% faster than the Ryzen 7 7800X3D in Far Cry 6.
The chip performs better in productivity tasks, for example. With an 18% increase in single-core performance and a 28% jump in multi-core tasks over its predecessor, Cinebench benchmarks indicate a more significant improvement. Despite these improvements, a lot of analysts are still not impressed because the 9800X3D is meant to be a next-generation processor.
The specifications are anticipated to be formally confirmed on October 25, 2024, with a potential November release date. Early indications, however, indicate that hopes for a game-changing performance are low.