Subj : AMD Ryzen 9800X3D benchmark leaks could disappoint PC gamers but To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Oct 14 2024 16:45:05 AMD Ryzen 9800X3D benchmark leaks could disappoint PC gamers but lets not rule out this CPU just yet Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:41:57 +0000 Description: New leaks have burst the optimistic bubble around the CPUs gaming prowess, but theres lots to chew over with these benchmarks. FULL STORY ====================================================================== AMDs Ryzen 9800X3D processor may not offer the sizeable leap in gaming performance that some leaks have previously suggested, it seems according to some new material shared by German tech site HardwareLuxx (via Toms Hardware ): namely leaked slides from an MSI presentation. According to the headline at the top of a gaming comparison slide, the Ryzen 9800X3D (referred to as an 8-core Ryzen 9000X3D CPU) is 11% faster than its predecessor, the 7800X3D , in Far Cry 6. Gains are far more modest in the likes of Shadow of the Tomb Raider (where the 9800X3D is just 4% faster) and Black Myth: Wukong (a paltry 2%). The Ryzen 9950X3D (referred to as a 16-core Ryzen 9000X3D CPU) sees a 13% improvement in frame rates versus its predecessor, the 7950X3D, and a similar uptick as the 9800X3D in the other two games, just 2% in both in this case. (In these benchmarks, the processors were paired with an Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics card). Cinebench results are also shared which weve seen previously leaked, in fact that show the Ryzen 9800X3D offering a big performance uplift on the 7800X3D, being around 18% and 28% faster than its predecessor for single-core and multi-core respectively. The Ryzen 9950X3D isnt as much of a boost over the 7950X3D, in this case, though, purportedly netting an uplift of 9% and 16% respectively (which is still very good). Analysis: Reasons to be cautious Clearly, this has caused quite the stir, as with recent talk of beefy clock speeds for the 9800X3D and other leaks besides, PC gamers have been getting pretty excited about what this processor might be capable of. Particularly in the light of all the disappointment about the gaming performance of vanilla Ryzen 9000 CPUs, and Intels new Arrow Lake processors also falling flat for gen-on-gen PC gaming gains. So, has this new leak poured a whole lot of freezing-cold water on those 9800X3D expectations? Well, yes, in a word, though many of the more realistic PC gamers out there are admonishing the folks who cared to believe the previous buzz around potentially big gaming uplifts for the 9800X3D (especially given some of the shakiness around Ryzen 9000s launch ). However, lets not get carried away with this particular leak either, and there are some reasons we should arm ourselves with a bit more skepticism than usual, perhaps, aside from the normal caveats: its just a leak, and only one set of testing. In fact, on the latter point, only three games are run through their paces, so its a pretty thin batch of benchmarks. There are some odd choices here, too like Wukong (a game thats heavy on the GPU, so not ideal for laying bare the prowess of the processor), and Tomb Raider is seriously old by now. On top of that, the presentation slide for the gaming results has some strange errors included (the headline doesnt match the GPUs listed with the graphs), and it all feels a bit messy... and therefore more dubious. As the slides observe, the Ryzen 9000X3D parts are samples too, with better performance expected from the retail CPUs (that said, it probably wont be much better, given how close to release we are theoretically). All that said, maybe the Ryzen 9800X3D wont offer any major gaming leap, but even a modest increase with better all-round performance is still worthwhile, and AMD might still adjust pricing to impress, too. While that may seem unlikely, it all depends on how much Team Red wants to recover from its stumbles with vanilla Ryzen 9000 , we guess. We shouldnt have long to wait to find out how the Ryzen 9800X3D shapes up, as rumor has it that the CPU could be launched very soon indeed . You might also like Intel may not have any new desktop chips coming until Nova Lake in 2026 These are all the best cheap graphics card deals What is a processor: Your CPU explained in plain terms ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/amd-ryzen-9800x3d-benchmark-leaks-coul d-disappoint-pc-gamers-but-lets-not-rule-out-this-cpu-just-yet --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .