For about four years now, AMD has offered special “X3D” variants of its high-end desktop processors with an extra 64MB of L3 cache attached, an addition that disproportionately benefits games. AMD ...

AMD has now officially unveiled its new Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor, which is also the first processor with dual 3D V-Cache. This 16-core/32-thread features 3D V-Cache on both CCDs and ...

If you're seeking chart-topping gaming performance, then Alienware's biggest and most powerful prebuilt desktop computer should be high on your list. For this week, the Alienware Area-51 AMD Ryzen ...

The chip enthusiast community has been waiting on this one since last year, and AMD finally pulled the trigger today. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition is officially real, officially named, and ...

AMD's Ryzen 9 processors with more than eight CPU cores use two different pieces of silicon, known as complex core dies or CCDs, for their CPU cores. Well, ever since AMD unveiled the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, ...

Following several leaks, AMD has announced that its Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 desktop processor packs even more 3D V–Cache, letting the CPU harness a larger pool of SRAM for gaming and other workloads. The ...

There are many other benefits to the dual V-Cache structure that are being overlooked. One benefit is due to the way that AMD designed the Infinity Fabric interconnect between the core complex die (or ...

TL;DR: AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition is the first CPU with dual 3D V-Cache on both core complexes, featuring 16 cores, 32 threads, a 200W TDP, and 208MB total cache. It offers improved ...

Following several leaks, AMD has announced that its Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 desktop processor packs even more 3D V–Cache, letting the CPU harness a larger pool of SRAM for gaming and other workloads. The ...

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