AMD’s Ryzen 9850X3D will ship subsequent week for below $500
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In abstract:
- PCWorld experiences AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor launches January twenty ninth for $499, that includes 8 cores, 16 threads, and 5.6GHz prime velocity.
- This gaming-focused chip seems to supply a 400MHz increase clock enchancment over the 9800X3D predecessor at a aggressive value level.
- AMD expects the 9850X3D to outperform Intel’s Core Extremely 9 285K by 27% in gaming efficiency.
AMD has revealed the worth and availability for its lately introduced Ryzen 7 9850X3D desktop PC processor, offering a security valve of kinds to the desktop PC market.
AMD mentioned Thursday that the Ryzen 9850X3D, introduced earlier at CES 2026, can be priced at $499 and ship on January twenty ninth.
The addition to AMD’s lineup places it a step above the Ryzen 9800X3D, the primary Ryzen X3D chip that was introduced on Halloween 2024 for $479. However the chip’s efficiency instantly put it in excessive demand, and costs rose accordingly, at the very least for some time. Right this moment, you should buy a Ryzen 7 9800X3D for $469 on Amazon, a form of “rebound” value. (Amazon usually sells the chip at $459 as a substitute.)
“Constructing on the legacy of the 9800X3D, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D contains a 400MHz enchancment to the increase clock, making the world’s quickest gaming processor even quicker,” AMD mentioned. AMD believes the 9850X3D will outperform the competing Intel Core Extremely 9 285K by a median of 27 p.c throughout a number of video games, starting from Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7 (a 5 p.c increase) to Baldur’s Gate 3 (a 60 p.c enhance). It runs at a prime velocity of 5.6GHz, with 8 cores and 16 threads.
AMD does supply the Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16 cores, however that chip prices considerably extra: $699 (or $675 on Amazon proper now). The Ryzen 9 9950X3D chip completely crushed the competitors in our assessment.
AMD nonetheless hasn’t launched a Ryzen 9000 X3D2 with cache populating each CCDs. Nevertheless, AMD executives informed PCWorld to “keep tuned” on the topic, implying that such a chip can be releasing quickly. Individually, AMD officers mentioned that they didn’t need to take away from what the corporate introduced at CES 2026.
