Overview
- An entry for the Ryzen 7 9850X3D briefly appeared on AMD’s Drivers & Downloads pages, spotted by leakers and later removed without an announcement.
- Coverage describes the chip as an 8‑core, 16‑thread Zen 5 part with 96 MB of L3 cache and a 120W TDP, with leaks claiming boosts up to about 5.6 GHz.
- Outlets suggest the CPU could overtake the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in gaming thanks to higher boosting behavior, though no official performance data has been shared.
- AMD has not provided details on availability or price, and the processor is not listed for sale or pre‑order at retailers.
- Separately, rumors persist of a Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with dual 3D V‑Cache and 192 MB of L3, which remains unconfirmed, while the current 9800X3D has dipped to $399 at Microcenter.