AMD has lifted the review embargo for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU and from the looks of it, this is the best gaming CPU you can get. The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is faster than both the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and the Intel Core 9 Ultra 285K. So, below, you can find some third-party benchmarks for it.
According to PCGamesHardware, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is significantly faster than Intel’s latest offer in Starfield, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Ghost of Tsushima. However, there are also a couple of games in which Intel manages to top the AMD CPU by a couple of frames. Still, a win is a win, right?
WCCFTech states that AMD’s latest CPU is faster in games like Battlefield 5, Cyberpunk 2077 and Doom Eternal.
Things get even better for the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. TechPowerUp claims that the CPU is 18% faster than the Intel Core 9 Ultra 285K. It’s also 8% faster than the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D.
Finally, HardwareUnboxed claims that the AMD Ryzen 7 9800Χ3D is 28% faster than the Intel Core i9 14900K in the games they benchmarked. The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is also 11% and 35% faster than the AMD Ryzen 7 7800Χ3D and the Intel Core 9 Ultra 285K, respectively.
All in all, this appears to be a huge win for AMD. Right now, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800Χ3D is THE best gaming CPU you can buy. If you already own a high-end CPU, there is no point in upgrading to it. But if you’re building a new PC system, this is the CPU I’d recommend!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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