AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D VS AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D which is better?

The 9850x3D is better by roughly 4% in most games, with very little difference in power draw or heat.

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Introduced at CES 2026
Unlock the ultimate gaming advantage with the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D. Powered by 2nd-gen AMD 3D V-Cache technology, it delivers lower latency and faster gaming performance.
8 cores and 16 threads built on the AMD Zen 5 architecture
Up to 5.6 GHz max boost, unlocked for overclocking
96MB L3 cache and 8MB L2 cache, DDR5-5600 support
Socket AM5 platform with PCIe 5.0 support on select motherboards
Cooler not included

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Best Seller Ranking	#6 in Desktop CPU Processor

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Brand	AMD
Processors Type	Desktop
Series	Ryzen 9000 Series
Name	AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
Model	100-100001973WOF

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CPU Socket Type	Socket AM5
Core Name	Granite Ridge
# of Cores	8-Core
# of Threads	16-Threads
Operating Frequency	4.7 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	5.6 GHz
L1 Cache	640KB
L2 Cache	8MB
L3 Cache	96MB
Manufacturing Tech	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Instruction Set	64-Bit
Hyper-Threading Support	Yes
Memory Types	DDR5 5600
Memory Channel	2
Max Memory Size	192 GB
ECC Memory	Yes (Requires mobo support)
Virtualization Technology Support	Yes
Integrated Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics
Graphics Base Frequency	2200 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	2.2 GHz
Scalability	1S Only
PCI Express Revision	5.0
Max Number of PCI Express Lanes	28 Total / 24 Usable
Multimedia Instruction	MMX-plus, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, x86-64
Thermal Design Power	120W
Max Turbo Power	120W
Cooling Device	Cooling device not included - Processor Only
Compatible Desktop Chipsets	AMD A620, AMD X670E, AMD X670, AMD B650E, AMD B650, AMD X870E, AMD X870, AMD B840, AMD B850
Operating System Supported	Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Security & Reliability	AMD Secure Processor Support: Yes AMD Platform Secure Boot: Yes Windows Secure Boot Support: Yes UEFI Secure Boot Support: Yes Windows Device Guard Support: Yes Supervisor Mode Execution Prevention (SMEP): Yes Guest Mode Execution (GMET) Trap Support: Yes Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Support: Yes Windows Secured-Core PC Support: Yes Firmware TPM: Yes AMD-V (SVM) Support: Yes AMD AVIC (Interrupt Virtualization) Support: Yes AMD-Vi (I/O MMU Virtualization) Support: Yes Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) Supported: Yes Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (AES-NI): Yes AMD Enhanced Virus Protection (NX bit): Yes AMD Shadow Stack: Yes

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First Listed on Newegg	January 29, 2026

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