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14900ks vs 7950x3d paired with 7900xtx.

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IMHO, 7950X3D. Make sure you're on latest AGESA and fully up to date on windows. -should help w/ thread allocation to the x3d'd cores.

Any particular reason for the 7950X3D over a 7800- 9800- X3D?
 

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Neither.

7800/9800X3D.

Unless you have a specific need for more than 8 cores, it’s not worth needing to rely on Xbox game bar and/or process lasso for games for the 7950X3D. The 14900KS is a non-starter (I had one).
Agreed. Unless you are using all the cores (not in games), the 8core X3D will rock everything else outside of compute multi CPU workloads.
 

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