The packaging for the highly anticipated processor has been prematurely revealed, hinting that both AMD and Intel may be embracing a dark aesthetic for their upcoming gaming CPU releases, with potential implications for the industry’s visual identity. The highly anticipated Ryzen 9 9800X3D is poised for imminent release, promising to build upon the outstanding performance of its predecessor, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, potentially with an enhanced clock speed.
Currently, the latter stands as the most potent gaming CPU to purchase, thanks to its adoption of AMD’s innovative 3D V-cache technology, which our testing has revealed can significantly boost frame rates in video games. As Ryzen 7 7800X3D stock levels dwindle due to reported shortages, an alternative solution is urgently required.
According to tech YouTuber Moore’s Law is Dead, a leak of the packaging and marketing materials for the upcoming CPU has allegedly surfaced. While Moore’s Legislation is not always a reliable source of tech leaks, the advertisement featured in the video below appears to be consistent with AMD’s typical style for text and imagery, with accurate box art as well.
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The packaging for AMD’s upcoming Ryzen processors appears to be inspired by the Intel Arrow Lake field art, featuring a prominent use of black within the colour scheme, mirroring the design employed in their separate Zen 5 CPU boxes. The Ryzen 7000 X3D processors arrive in distinctive packaging, with the original models shipped in grey and orange containers. But what’s this? It appears that AMD is switching things up, now enclosing these chips in sleek black, vibrant orange, and metallic silver boxes. Black is indeed the brand-new black, one might say.
Moore’s Law is lifeless, and alongside these lines, the marketing materials for the latest CPU make several dubious claims about its capabilities. The system’s performance was hindered by its limited cache capacity, with repeated mentions of the 104MB limitation drawing attention to this constraint? While not exceptional, the aggregate cache memory is impressive when considering the L2 cache (8 x 1MB), L3 cache (32MB) and 3D V-cache (64MB) totals 104MB on the Ryzen 7 7800X3D.
The leaked image appears to confirm the 9800X3D as the “final processor for elite gaming,” with hints at its design being geared towards increased frequencies. Could this suggest that the 9800X3D boasts a rapid clock speed, in contrast to the 7800X3D which tops out at 5GHz?
I hope so. While the 7800X3D’s low clock pace is its most notable drawback, it’s surprising that this highly optimized gaming CPU doesn’t leverage its inter-core cache latency advantage over Ryzen 9 7900X3D and 7950X3D to justify a higher clock speed. Boosting the processor’s frequency to 5.7 GHz could result in substantial performance gains compared to the 7800X3D, particularly in gaming scenarios.
Despite the lack of formal confirmation from AMD, it’s crucial to note that none of these claims have been officially verified, and Moore’s Lawlessness has a questionable track record for accuracy, particularly after the YouTuber shared a purported AMD Zen 5 slide that was later revealed to be a fabricated image created by Twitter user Bionic Squash.
As anticipation builds for AMD’s forthcoming eight-core X3D gaming CPU, take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D, a six-core gaming processor reportedly set to debut soon.
