While AMD’s first Zen 5 CPUs disappointed everyone in gaming, the latest X3D versions have more than made up for that. The 9800X3D became the best gaming CPU last year, and now the 9950X3D greatly improves creator workloads while mostly maintaining that stellar gaming performance.

AMD's latest gaming CPUs, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the Ryzen 9 9900X3D, are launching today. Here's where to score one.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

AMD loves to build to a crescendo. As it’s shown since 2016, when its first Ryzen CPUs launched, the company progresses incrementally but steadily—until Team Red sits all the way at the top. That time has come for its 3D V-Cache processors,

Here's where you can find the cheapest UK and US prices we can find on the new do-it-all CPU king - AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D.

AMD's new gaming and productivity king, the Ryzen 9950X3D, launched yesterday to rave reviews and incredible hype in the wider PC enthusiast community. But like the latest graphics cards from both AMD and Nvidia,

AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X is a chip that delivers on all fronts. It combines the multi-threaded grunt of the 9950X with the gaming prowess of the 9800X3D.

The new top model Ryzen 9 9950X3D (ab 789 €) should actually cost 769 euros, while the Ryzen 9 9900X3D (ab 659 €) should cost 659 euros. Galaxus is currently the only retailer to stick to the RRP, and only for the 12-core model. Notebooksbilliger is closest to the 16-core.

"The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is extremely powerful in games, which makes it easier to recommend than other recent processors like the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K or Ryzen 9 9900X. Especially if you’re building a rig with a powerful graphics card, the 9800X3D is going to be the best way to get the most performance out of whichever GPU you pair it with."

AMD's new flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D processers are now available: Zen 5 + 3D V-Cache CPUs for content creators, workstations, gamers.