AMD Sets Up Press Event for Ryzen 7 9800X3D Launch

[btarunr]

AMD China has set up a press event to launch its new Ryzen 7 9800X3D "Zen 5" processor with 3D V-cache. The company is sending out invitations like the one pictured below to the Chinese tech press and select PC enthusiasts. The event is slated to take place in Zhuhai, and spans October 23 and 24, which could mean that the company has set up an experience zone, where visitors can take gaming desktops powered by the 9800X3D for a spin with popular game titles. It won't surprise us if AMD has at least an online press event planned around this time for the rest of the world.

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is widely expected to extend AMD's lead with gaming performance. In first-party gaming benchmarks put out by Intel for its upcoming Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake" processor, the new chip is shown within 3% of the Core i9-14900K, which the current Ryzen 7 7800X3D beats, and the 9800X3D can only push the gaming performance envelope further from here. If it's not the higher IPC of "Zen 5," then it could be the alleged 5.20 GHz all-core boost frequency for the 9800X3D. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is expected to go on sale in the first week of November 2024.



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[YeANGeE]

The event is not likely to take place in Macau because the invitation says the place is in a hotel located in Zhuhai, mainland

 

[JWNoctis]

The text had such snippets as "empowering game industry" via "SOTA hardware and technology for era-defining(?) hardcore experience" to "videogame consoles, gaming desktops, mobile computing, and e-sports infrastructure."

It is an invitation for the half of the event in some city other than Macau, though Macau is mentioned as the other half. Interesting, if true.

 

[freeagent]

Ooooo exciting

Overclockable X3D is here

 

[Sarajiel]

The event is slated to take place in Macau, and spans October 23 and 24

I guess AMD's marketing department is actually learning, or they just thought that my sarcastic comment to a previous TPU news post was the best thing since sliced bread.

Now, just don't screw up the price...

 

[btarunr]

I guess AMD's marketing department is actually learning, or they just thought that my sarcastic comment to a previous TPU news post was the best thing since sliced bread.

Now, just don't screw up the price...

I have no NDA info, but my personal guess is $449.

 

[Pumper]

I guess AMD are really confident in it's performance if they are dedicating an entire event for a single CPU.

 

[claylomax]

I have no NDA info, but my personal guess is $449.

It's going to be faster than a 285K in gaming, so AMD needs to price this cpu accordingly.
So $700

 

[phanbuey]

It's going to be faster than a 285K in gaming, so AMD needs to price this cpu accordingly.
So $700

Im in this boat too $599 minimum. $649+ likely.

They also want to make up for the absolute doggo non-X3D sales.

7800X3D is currently selling at $500, they're not going to price below that.

 

[phints]

No way is it going to be that much. Now that 9700X is $330 I can't help but wonder how the 9800X3D will seem worth at $400-450 even if it is 20% faster in gaming.

 

[Dr. Dro]

I'm calling $499 to $549 SEP.

AMD will absolutely want to monetize their gaming advantage, however insignificant it may be in the real world. 15% prettier benchmark bars means 50 to 100% prettier checks coming in.

 

[Sarajiel]

Using AMD's 9000 series pricing over here in Europe as indicator, I'm expecting a €579 MSRP.

 

[zo0lykas]

£480-510 for 9800x3D in uk market

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[kapone32]

I'm calling $499 to $549 SEP.

AMD will absolutely want to monetize their gaming advantage, however insignificant it may be in the real world. 15% prettier benchmark bars means 50 to 100% prettier checks coming in.

Same thing Intel did for years. It is not FPS but 1% lows where X3D chips shine.

 

[phanbuey]

Same thing Intel did for years. It is not FPS but 1% lows where X3D chips shine.

It really depends on the game, many games actually the opposite comes true, where the lows are about the same but the averages are +30% higher (hogwarts legacy etc.). I do hope the 9800x3d to have better lows than the 7800x3d on account of the more powerful core.

 

[Vayra86]

Im in this boat too $599 minimum. $649+ likely.

They also want to make up for the absolute doggo non-X3D sales.

7800X3D is currently selling at $500, they're not going to price below that.

That's some shitty boat you're in then, I'll take the next one.

Its not gonna be more than 500. I could somehow think they might go for 550. But more? They'd be the laughing stock of the year, and that's saying something after Intel's shenanigans.

 

[phanbuey]

That's some shitty boat you're in then, I'll take the next one.

Its not gonna be more than 500. I could somehow think they might go for 550. But more? They'd be the laughing stock of the year, and that's saying something after Intel's shenanigans.

If they price it below that then the market will just mark it up -- these will sell either officially or unofficially at around $600.

7800x3d is like $480 right now - owing to how weak zen 5 is, if the 285K underwhelms like it's looking to, you're looking at $500 7800x3d and $600 9800X3D

 

[Vayra86]

If they price it below that then the market will just mark it up -- these will sell either officially or unofficially at around $600.

Fair

 

[HBSound]

What is the expected lifespace that will get full support from AMD? I want the 9950X3D. two years, four years? I understand warrants, but at some point, the processor will come to EOL.

 

[NoneRain]

It'll be the flagship for gamers, and those are the consumers that paid pandemic prices for GPUs.
600$ it is.

 

[evernessince]

Im in this boat too $599 minimum. $649+ likely.

They also want to make up for the absolute doggo non-X3D sales.

7800X3D is currently selling at $500, they're not going to price below that.

Unless X3D brings 30%+ performance that's simply not going to happen.

That's 7950X3D / 9950X3D price and one can simply enable prefer cache in the BIOS to get within 1-2% of the single CCD chip.

The price for the 7800X3D has temporarily spiked to around $500 (currently sitting at 473 on amazon), that's not what the market is willing to pay as on ongoing basis from here on out. The price will likely drop back to where it was previously, $350 - $320.

A huge reason for the 7800X3D's and 5800X3D's popularity is their pricing. Some people seem to be vastly over-estimating what most of the market is willing to pay for an 8-core CPU based on nothing more than surge pricing that represents less than 1% of the product's pricing history.

I have a 7800X3D and $500 would have been a dealbreaker, let lone $600 or $650. That's just nuts. I could have gotten a 7950X3D for $430 on sale. Heck $450 is high for the 8 core X3D part IMO, that price already has the "fastest gaming CPU" tax baked in. I would absolutely buy the 16 core CPU or go Intel if they significantly raise prices without massive performance increases.

 

[kapone32]

Unless X3D brings 30%+ performance that's simply not going to happen.

That's 7950X3D / 9950X3D price and one can simply enable prefer cache in the BIOS to get within 1-2% of the single CCD chip.

The price for the 7800X3D has temporarily spiked to around $500 (currently sitting at 473 on amazon), that's not what the market is willing to pay as on ongoing basis from here on out. The price will likely drop back to where it was previously, $350 - $320.

A huge reason for the 7800X3D's and 5800X3D's popularity is their pricing. Some people seem to be vastly over-estimating what most of the market is willing to pay for an 8-core CPU based on nothing more than surge pricing that represents less than 1% of the product's pricing history.

I have a 7800X3D and $500 would have been a dealbreaker, let lone $600 or $650. That's just nuts. I could have gotten a 7950X3D for $430 on sale. Heck $450 is high for the 8 core X3D part IMO, that price already has the "fastest gaming CPU" tax baked in. I would absolutely buy the 16 core CPU or go Intel if they significantly raise prices without massive performance increases.

That is why I got a 7900X3D. 4 more cores and 8 more threads and more Cache for $50 more. The latency narrative is overblown as it is measured in nanoseconds.

 

[Dr. Dro]

What is the expected lifespace that will get full support from AMD? I want the 9950X3D. two years, four years? I understand warrants, but at some point, the processor will come to EOL.

It'll receive maintenance updates for as long as Socket AM5 is around and then some. I don't think you have to worry.

 

[Panther_Seraphin]

Interesting to see they are releasing the 9800x3d first......a reversal to the previous release schedule.

Tin Foil Hat Mode OFF

They learnt from the previous launch and realised most people want to focus purely onthe gaming performance and the 9800X3D is the best offering to the "masses" and delaying that by releasing the other parts first is just trying to grab early sales on the more expensive parts by artificially holding back the "optimum" part.

Tin Foil Hat Mode ON

The 9900/9950X3D fix all the problems of the Zen 4 equivalents and are both productivity AND gaming monsters. Both CCDS are X3D equipped and are everythign people want and more