Thursday, October 31st 2024
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Allegedly Priced at $480
AMD is about to launch the Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-core/16-thread processor with 3D V-cache on November 7, 2024, and it is widely expected to extend AMD's leadership with gaming performance. Hoang Anh Phu, a reliable source with PC hardware leaks, says that the 9800X3D comes with a launch price that's $30 higher than the 7800X3D, which had launched at $450. This would put the 9800X3D at $480. At this price, the 9800X3D is priced $80 higher than the Core Ultra 7 265K, and exactly $100 less than the Core Ultra 9 285K. It would also launch about $40 higher than the current street price of the Core i9-14900K, and $120 higher than the Core i7-14700K. The 9800X3D is also a whopping $150 pricier than the Ryzen 7 9700X.
The Ryzen 7 7800X3D remains the fastest PC processor for gaming; neither Intel's limited-edition Core i9-14900KS nor the latest Core Ultra 9 285K could beat it. The 9800X3D has three things going for it—firstly, it's the new "Zen 5" microarchitecture and the IPC uplift that comes with it; secondly, it has a 500 MHz higher base frequencies, and 200 MHz higher maximum boost frequencies than the 7800X3D; and lastly, AMD has inverted the way it stacks the 3D V-cache die with the CPU complex die (CCD), with the CCD now stacking on top of the L3D, which is expected to give the 9800X3D thermal behavior similar to non-X3D processors such as the 9700X.
Update 14:29 UTC: This is confirmed by AMD's official announcement, which just went live.
Source:
Hoang Anh Phu (Twitter)
The Ryzen 7 7800X3D remains the fastest PC processor for gaming; neither Intel's limited-edition Core i9-14900KS nor the latest Core Ultra 9 285K could beat it. The 9800X3D has three things going for it—firstly, it's the new "Zen 5" microarchitecture and the IPC uplift that comes with it; secondly, it has a 500 MHz higher base frequencies, and 200 MHz higher maximum boost frequencies than the 7800X3D; and lastly, AMD has inverted the way it stacks the 3D V-cache die with the CPU complex die (CCD), with the CCD now stacking on top of the L3D, which is expected to give the 9800X3D thermal behavior similar to non-X3D processors such as the 9700X.
32 Comments on AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Allegedly Priced at $480
They can’t “stop selling” it as long as they still have stock to sell. That’s not how things work. Companies don’t just leave money on the table.
We know these are more difficult to make and the extra effort is 100% worth it for gaming where it trounces even more expensive CPUs still.
I bought a 5800X3D at launch (MSRP was $449) which had a similarly high asking price and it's been worth every penny. Hell, I bought a second one instead of replacing an older Ryzen5 3600 with a expensive platform upgrade to AM5. An extra $30 for two years of inflation, a lack of competition, and a new flipped vcache layout to improve clocks is surprisingly consumer-friendly and restrained pricing from AMD.
Corporations are never your friends, but it's nice when they're not clearly trying to milk you of money and/or outright scamming you.
should've priced it at $409.
1080p gaming, 7800X3D (at MSRP) enjoys 12% performance advantage and is priced 12.5% higher than 265K. If a gamer is buying a bleeding-edge CPU, they are not gaming at 1080p, and X3D value drops quickly at higher res.
Brand loyalty takes a lot to break, and I think Intel's self-inflicted injuries of (1) 13th/14th gen degradation, (2) Core Ultra under-performance, (3) expensive CUDIMM, would be enough to leave Team Blue..
If Intel responds by cutting another $25 to $50 off Arrow Lake to move units this quarter, I could see a lot of LGA 1151 or 1200 users (who are looking to ugprade) sticking to Intel and upgrading to 1851. Or even buying firesale pricing on LGA 1700.