AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

[SpellowHouse]

Are price drops likely for the 9800x3d given the launch of the 4090

I think, at the moment, the problem is the £. The 9800X3D is not that expensive in the USA, it's just that the pound is so weak right now that it's translating to expensive in the UK.

Having said that, if you wait a bit, I am absolutely certain the price will come down. Just depends on how long you want to wait.

 

[LtMatt]

There are like 3 or 4 settings that may apply to the 64gb. But for all intents and purposes most of the settings will still apply whether it 32gb or 64gb.

I will share my 64GB settings shortly.

 

[SpellowHouse]

Given the lack of availability of the 9800X3D I am more inclined now to wait and see how the 9900X3D performs.

 

[GoRedwings19]

I saw those, but they are from the USA. Not sure I would ever buy PC parts from another country. It's about as daft as buying new parts on ebay.

It a double edge sword. When the 7800gt and 8800 gtx was released I got a friend to but it from the us and ship it to me. But back then it was something like almost $2 to the £ or close to it.

I haven’t done it for quite a while.it all about the risk assessment/rewards.

I have also bought some stupidly outrageously expensive hi fi stuff from the US.

 

[Toasty]

The problem with 9900X3D is only 6 cores on each CCD, paying for a worse product in most cases.

Same thing as the 7900X3D, it got most aggressive price cuts as worse for gaming than the 8 or 16 and productivity the regular 9950X will be better.

 

[Pete Tong]

Well I'm going to buy this cpu but at current pricing from here it's a no. Google shopping search does exist you know lol.

 

[Tythus]

Just went with the 9800x3d don't want the hassle of playing with which core stuff goes on

 

[GoRedwings19]

Just went with the 9800x3d don't want the hassle of playing with which core stuff goes on

Is this a thing? I don’t how things worked on the previous gen’s of X3D

 

[ED209]

Is this a thing? I don’t how things worked on the previous gen’s of X3D

comparing the 7800X3D to the 7900X3D, the 7800X3D actually turns out to be the better CPU for gaming by a slight margin, because it has 8 cores that all benefit from the extra cache, while the 7900X3D has 12 cores, but divided into a 6+6 configuration, and only 6 cores can access the cache.

For this to function properly on the high core CPUs you need to make sure the AMD chipset drivers is installed for the 3D V cache to park the cores that are not using the X3D cache, game bar needs to be working, balanced power plan in Windows etc

 

[RSR]

I stick to the 9800X3D or 9950X3D and avoid the 6-core CCD models, as they are the better options.

 

[GoRedwings19]

I stick to the 9800X3D or 9950X3D and avoid the 6-core CCD models, as they are the better options.

So the 16 core 9950x3d should behave like 9800x3d with the added bonus of extra 8 cores for productivity when needed?

 

[RSR]

So the 16 core 9950x3d should behave like 9800x3d with the added bonus of extra 8 cores for productivity when needed?

It depends on your workload requirements but yes, if you are gaming the software/scheduling should keep that on a single CCD. However, if you are running a workload that will use many threads, it will load all cores.

Where you see the performance dips is where the workload crosses the IO die.