As we build up to the imminent launch of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, a newly leaked image of the upcoming gaming CPU shows it shorn of its heatspreader, exposing the silicon chips below. This AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D delid picture in turn hints at a key reason why this CPU is expected to run at higher clock speeds than previous X3D models.
With the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D already expected to be the best gaming CPU around when it launches, there are several reasons why it has such a weight of expectation, including it being based on AMD’s latest 9000-series architecture and including an extra stack of L3 cache. However, it could be a new arrangement of its 3D V-Cache that tips it over into truly chart-topping territory.
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