CPUZen 52024AM5Catalog
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
The current gaming CPU to beat — extra cache, not extra cores.
What it is used for
This is the processor: it runs the game’s world, draw-call submission, physics, and Windows. The 3D V-Cache stacks extra L3 so game data stays on-chip instead of waiting on RAM, which is why it leads gaming charts without being a 16-core chip.
Good for
- High-refresh 1440p and 4K gaming
- Competitive titles that stall on CPU
- Quiet AM5 builds that will take faster RAM and a 9000-series GPU later
Not the pick for
- Heavy 3D renders and video exports (fewer cores than a 9950X)
- Local LLM inference — that is a GPU job
How it scores today
Out of 100, relative to current PCs — not to the year it launched.
- Gaming99
- Video & photo68
- Office & web86
- Streaming88
- 3D & CAD62
- Local AI35
Specs
- Cores / threads
- 8 / 16
- Boost
- 5.2 GHz
- L3 cache
- 96 MB (3D V-Cache)
- TDP
- 120 W
- Socket
- AM5