AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9850X3D makes the best gaming CPU even faster
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AMD unveils the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, an enhanced version of the 9800X3D with higher boost clocks up to 5.6GHz, maintaining the same core count and TDP for improved gaming performance.
AMD is introducing an improved version of its popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor today at CES. The new Ryzen 7 9850X3D offers up the same 8-core / 16-thread CPU as the 9800X3D, running at even faster boost clocks.
"We've fine-tuned our best gaming processor in the world and have increased the boost clocks to 5.6GHz," says Rahul Tikoo, the head of AMD's client CPU business, in a briefing with The Verge. The boost clock on the 9850X3D is 400MHz higher than the standard 9800X3D, and it maintains the same 120-watt TDP. It's essentially a better-binned version of the 9800X3D, and how much faster it is over the existing chip will vary on a game-by …