The main draw of CES 2025 for most PC gamers is new graphics cards, but CPU enthusiasts have something to be excited for too. Not one, but two new Ryzen 9 9000 desktop processors have just been unveiled, and both are stacked with AMD's 2nd Gen 3D V-Cache technology.
The AMD Ryzen 9-9950X3D is the latest flagship processor that's stealing the title of "the world's best CPU for gaming and content creation". It will feature 16 Zen 5 CPU Cores, supported by a generous 32 threads, giving it a maximum boost frequency of 5.7GHz. That lifts it over AMD's previous X3D offering from this generation, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which has a max boost clock of 5.2GHz.
