Ryzen 7 9800X3D release date rumors & price prediction

Predicting the release date of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, if there even is one.

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With the AMD Ryzen 9000 series release in the rearview mirror, it’s time to turn our attention to the highly anticipated X3D series – specifically the Ryzen 7 9800X3D release date. It seems like a lot of people are waiting for X3D, as indicated by lackluster 9000 series sales on launch – which, if truth be told, wasn’t all down to the underwhelming performance uplift when comparing generation-on-generation chips.

X3D CPUs are the supercharged gaming equivalent to the standard “X” series of AMD processors. Though perfectly capable, X3D uses 3D caching technology to increase gaming performance. And because of this, they are often considered the best CPUs for gaming. It’s far more complicated than that in reality, but you get the idea. Now, when exactly can we expect the 9800X3D to land in our hands?

The latest rumors from the X3D mill suggest that the CPUs will be unveiled at next year’s CES – albeit unconfirmed by the brand. Furthermore, you’ll likely want to pair the 9000X3D series with an X870 motherboard, but they are said to be releasing right around the corner. So if you plan to pair the two, you might be advised to wait and buy them both together, giving the X870 a chance to come down in price a little.

Ryzen 7 9800X3D release date rumors

A recent post has been made suggesting that the 9800X3D could be released in early November 2024, this comes as part of a series of leaks from both X and Chiphell.

This leak came shortly after another leaker on Chiphell, zhangzhonghao, suggested that the 9950X3D and 9900X3D won’t be released until early next year, which coincides with CES predictions outlined below by an X post from a reputable leaker, @9550pro, stating that X3D might not be unveiled until CES 2025.

This appears to track with the announcement of the 7000X3D series that was also announced at CES 2023. If you ask us, this is a smart move considering the imminent release of Intel Core Ultra CPUs, it’s likely AMD is adopting the ‘wait and see’ approach to these CPUs, maybe in hopes of strengthening the X3D chips last minute where Intel’s newer chips might weak. But apparently now the 9900 and 9950 have some new technology, so we might be getting the 9800X3D to tide us over until the release of the rest of the X3D series.

If we this information into account, we can predict that the X3D chips will be available between February and April 2025. Except maybe not the 9800X3D. The last generation’s equivalent, the 7800X3D, was technically released on January 4th but wasn’t made available until April 6th. Not everything has to be a pattern, but we do like a pattern. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Ryzen 7 9800X3D price prediction

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we don’t yet have any concrete announcements or even leaks regarding the next presumed king of gaming, as the 7800X3D is often described. Speaking of, we can use the MSRP of the 7800X3D to predict the price of the 9800X3D. If we take a look back, we can see a definite pattern.

The Ryzen 7 7700X was released at an MSRP of $399, and the 7800X3D was $449 (the only reason we didn’t compare it to the base 7800X is because there isn’t one). If we go back even further, the 5800X launched at $449, with the 5800X3D launching much later, but at the same price.

Using this data, we can predict that the 9800X3D will launch at somewhere between $420 – $460, likely being $449, just tacking on a few extra dollars to account for price increases. Though the 9700X was released at $359, so it’s possible we could see a general decrease. But we doubt it.

Of course, with nothing confirmed by the brand just yet, the 9800X3D could launch at any price. One thing’s for sure, with so much anticipation around this launch, it’s the price that could make or break the success of this series.

Taking advantage of the 9000X3D release

It’s also possible that the release of the X3D CPUs could cause a drop in the price of the base 9000 series and 7000X3D series (depending on the success) as they try to get rid of old stock. You could use this to your advantage if you’re looking to pick up a base 9000 series or don’t mind being a generation behind.

According to Camelcamelcamel, we did see a baseline price drop (with a few fluctuations), of several 7000 series CPUs after the release of 7000X3D.

Ryzen 7 9800X3D predicted specifications

Once again, there is nothing official or even rumored regarding the specs of the 9800X3D, this thing is pretty much a ghost on the internet right now. Not even TechPowerup has a page on it, and it seems like they are the first to know about anything. That means all we can do is predict.

Below you will see a table of predicted specifications of the 9800X3D

Specifications	Ryzen 7 9800X3D (predicted)	Ryzen 7 9700X	Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Cores	8	8	8
Threads	16	16	16
Cache	96/128MB	32MB	96MB
TDP	120W	65W	120W

The 9800X3D will likely have similar specs to the 7800X3D, just be Zen 5-based, and have slightly higher clock speeds. And of course, all the IPC improvements the new CPU core architecture brings. One of the downsides of X3D is the sensitivity to high temperatures and speeds that the cache faces. So with that in mind, unless AMD has improved on this further as they did with 7000X3D over 5000X3D, we’ll likely see some overclocking limitations again.

It is presumed that the 9000X3D will also use a dual CCD design to try to mitigate the limitations placed on the CPU by the cache, further reinforced by the fact that the 9000 series already takes full advantage of a dual CCD design. This is done by attaching the X3D cache to one CCD, so that only “half” of the CPU is limited. CCD latency was recently addressed in an AGESA update if you were aware of that issue.

It’s not a lot to go off but like we said, this thing is a ghost, as is true for the rest of the 9000X3D series. But if AMD has managed to make further tweaks to the V-cache, we could see AMD propeller to the top of the performance leaderboard once again.

Do you need a new motherboard for the 9800X3D?

Technically, no you do not, but these CPUs were likely intended to be used with the upcoming X870 motherboards, as was the rest of the 9000 series. But your X3D CPU will be fully supported by any AM5 socket motherboard, be that A620, all the way up to the X870.

The new motherboards do feature some nice-to-have bits and updated connectivity for faster communication, but they come at a price. And with the X3D likely being limited to how much you can overclock them, it’s doubtful you’ll be needing a robust surplus power delivery system, such as the ones spotted on new MSI motherboards.

Final word

So, we might not know exactly when the 9800X3D is going to be released, but we have used our knowledge and historical data to put together a pretty solid prediction of when we think the new CPUs will launch. Just bear in mind that that’s exactly all they are, predictions. Even so, there’s not long to wait now, if our predictions hold true. Not knowing is part of the fun, right?