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.

Whether you're an avid gamer or you need to process lots of data, having a fast CPU can make all the difference. They're ...

The Ryzen 9 9950X and, to a lesser extent, the Ryzen 9 9900X are better suited for these tasks. Enter the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. It's designed to be the chip to do the lot. It's got a V-cache-equipped ...

AMD’s own Ryzen 9 9950X has the same cores, threads and boost frequency as the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, but lacks 3D V-Cache so while it might sit level outside of games, the specifications alone ...

This $699 16-core, 32-thread slots above last August’s Ryzen 9 9950X, which previously served as the company’s premier chip. Accompanying the 9950X3D onto retail shelves today is the $599 12 ...

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D maintains the high boost clocks of the 9950X but adds the extra L3 cache chip to boost performance in games and some select applications. The result is a CPU that can game like ...

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D is the jack-of-all-trades CPU. As good as the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in games and roughly the same as the 9950X in content creation. It's a processing powerhouse with few peers ...

This is the same as the Ryzen 9 9950X (non-X3D) chip, but has a 3D V-Cache boosted CCD packing a huge 144MB of total cache. We also have the new Ryzen 9 9900X3D which has 12C/24T at a 5.5GHz boost ...

to say nothing of the Ryzen 9000 and to say even less than nothing of the 9800X3D or 9950X3D. That AMD has closed the gap between the 9950X and 9950X3D's performance in our general-purpose CPU ...

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D essentially takes the same Zen 5 cores behind the regular 9950X and pairs them with the new 2nd-generation 3D V-Cache found in the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. That means you still get ...

It's also worth noting that this is the most expensive Ryzen processor ever, with its $699 price point coming in at the same price as the 7950X3D and $100 above the 9950X. The graphics card market ...