Computers & Gaming

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Review: Stacked Cache, Supreme Performance Introduction AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a desktop processor built with one purpose in mind: absolute dominance in gaming. Launched in late 2024, this 8-core/16-thread CPU targets enthusiast gamers and high-end PC builders seeking the fastest gaming performance available. It carries forward AMD’s novel 3D V-Cache technology – a design first showcased with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in 2022 – which stacks an extra 64MB cache chip on top of the CPU die to dramatically boost in-game frame rates. This innovative cache-stacking approach helped the original 5800X3D become a “legendary” gaming chip, and now AMD has refined the tech across three chip generations up to the new 9800X3D. The result is a processor that AMD confidently markets as a gaming juggernaut, claiming double-digit percentage gains over both its predecessors and Intel’s latest offerings. ...