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Did AMD just make the Ryzen 7 9800X3D obsolete? — A new CPU threatening its supremacy is on the way

AMD's CES 2026 is all about processors, with new desktop and mobile chips on the way. That includes a new Ryzen 7 9850X3D that is a lot like the existing 9800X3D.

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AMD at CES 2026: How to watch the Ryzen keynote and what to expect

AMD is kicking off at CES 2026 with a special keynote from CEO Lisa Su. Will we finally see the rumored AMD Gorgon Point CPUs arrive in the latest laptops? Here's how to watch and what to expect from AMD this year.

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AMD is slowly turning into Intel of yesteryear as $501 32-thread Ryzen 9 7950X is just enough to beat 20-thread $270 Core Ultra 7 265KF — so what's going on?

Intel’s Core Ultra 7 pricing exposes how AMD’s high end desktop CPUs now offer smaller performance gains despite far higher prices and power requirements.

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NES-a-like mini PC brings modern chips to the classic Nintendo case design — Ryzen AI 9 CPU, Radeon 890M iGPU should make it a decent all-round system

Mini PC with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in NES-a-like case 'coming soon.'

Tom’s Hardware

Yes, the 33rd Ryzen AI Max+ 395 device is coming — a cube-like Thunderobot station has an SD card reader and front-facing USB ports

Thunderobot Station brings Ryzen AI Max+ 395 to a compact cube desktop with front-facing ports, alongside laptops and desktops at CES.

TechRadar

AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D tipped for modest price hike — early listings point to $500 list for refreshed Zen 5 CPU

A new tip suggests the pricing of AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D will be close to the 9800X3D. Listings show a $511.4 ask for the new chip, but no official MSRP is mentioned. Running a few calculations gives us a value of around $499 as the supposed list price.

Tom’s Hardware

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming CPU of 2025

It's another slam dunk for AMD, of course, but that doesn't mean there's an obvious winner.

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AMD's dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 appears in first benchmark leaks — gaming-focused CPU features 192MB of L3 cache stacked across both CCDs

AMD is preparing a new flagship gaming chip, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, which is said to have 192MB of L3 cache thanks to its dual-cache design that will add 3D V-Cache across both CCDs. The CPU originally leaked months ago, but it has finally appeared on benchmarking databases PassMark and…

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Acemagic just launched one of the weirdest-looking Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PCs to date - Tank M1A Pro+ supports 24TB storage, quad 8K screens and claims to match the RTX 4070M laptop GPU

Acemagic’s Tank M1A Pro+ joins the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC wave with support for four 8K screens, 128GB memory and up to 24TB SSD storage.

TechRadar

This is perhaps the smallest mini PC with a 5060-class GPU you can buy right now — but you will have to go all the way to China to get it

FEVM’s FAEX1 mini PC combines Ryzen AI Max+ CPU, Radeon 8060S GPU, 128 GB memory, and extensive connectivity in a compact chassis.

TechRadar

Intel's upcoming Core Ultra X9 388H is up to 8.7% faster for 1T perf than Ryzen AI Max+ 395 — Panther Lake gains significant ground on Strix Halo in early Geekbench leak

Intel's Panther Lake family is still awaiting release, but the possible flagship chip of the bunch has been spotted on Geekbench. The Core Ultra X9 388H scores 3,057 points in the single-core test and 17,687 points in the multi-core test, racing past its Arrow Lake-H predecessor and AMD's Strix Halo.

Tom’s Hardware

The fastest gaming CPU could get a supercharged version soon, as new AMD Ryzen 9850X3D leak pops up

AMD Ryzen 9850X3D leak suggests refresh is imminent, and that'd be good news in more ways than one.

TechRadar

Ryzen 7 9850X3D edges past Ryzen 7 9800X3D in PassMark benchmark — upcoming X3D chip shows up to 4.7% higher performance

A new PassMark entry has surfaced for AMD’s unreleased Ryzen 7 9850X3D, giving the first look at how the chip compares against the current 9800X3D.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD's imminent Ryzen 7 9850X3D chip shows up on Geekbench with 5.6 GHz boost clocks — Scores slightly lower than 9800X3D in multi-core tests, higher in single-core

Two new Geekbench listings for the upcoming Ryzen 7 9850X3D chip have been uncovered, both from mid-November, that show the CPU posting higher single-core numbers than the existing 9800X3D while being beat in multi-threaded results. The chip boosted up to 5.6 GHz as expected, but was running on slow 4800…

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AMD accidentally leaks Ryzen 7 9850X3D details — A higher boost clock compared to the 9800X3D and ... not much else

AMD accidentally added details about an unannounced Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU to its driver support page, but the rumored specs certainly don't seem like much of an upgrade over the flagship Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

TechRadar

The PC component crisis just got worse, as major RAM maker gives up on consumers and CPU price hikes are rumored

Want more pessimistic predictions of future component pricing? We're not short of those right now, sadly.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD isn't increasing prices on CPUs, at least for now — Ryzen appears to be safe from the AI hysteria

Industry sources have told Tom's Hardware that there has been no communication from AMD about price hikes on Ryzen processors.

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Tom’s Hardware

AMD's budget Ryzen 5 7500X3D leaks out in early benchmarks, scores hint at performance on par with existing 7600X3D — budget offering could pack a punch in both single and multi-core tests

AMD's rumored upcoming budget CPU, the Ryzen 5 7500X3D, has just been spotted on GeekBench with solid single-core and multi-core results that put it on par with the 7600X3D, while having the same 96 MB of L3 cache. Unfortunately, for value-conscious gamers, the price of DDR5 right now might turn…

PC Gamer

This new leaked AMD Strix Halo variant could be the ultimate chip for handheld gaming PCs

Half the CPU cores but all the graphics compute units? Yes please.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD reportedly prepping new X3D chip with higher clock speeds – Ryzen 7 9700X3D spotted in benchmarks that rival Ryzen 7 9800X3D, new Strix Halo chip also unearthed

AMD’s unreleased Ryzen 7 9700X3D appears on PassMark, hinting at a lower-cost alternative to the 9800X3D for gamers.

Tom’s Hardware

Strix Halo Radeon 8060S iGPU benchmarked in games, delivers butter-smooth 1080p performance —AMD's AI-focused Ryzen AI Max 395+ APU also excels at gaming

YouTuber tests AMD's flagship Ryzen AI Max 395+ APU in several games, and is astonished at the chip's gaming chops. Integrated 8060S iGPU delivers solid 60 FPS 1080p gaming performance in almost all titles tested.

TechRadar

Lenovo goes tiny as it embraces AMD-based Ryzen mini PCs - including one offering venerable VGA and COM ports for legacy applications

Lenovo’s new ThinkCentre neo 55 lineup merges AI power, compact design, and sustainability to meet modern business computing needs affordably.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD planning monstrous dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with 192MB of game-boosting L3 cache, according to leak

AMD is preparing a refreshed Ryzen 9000-series “Granite Ridge” lineup that boosts clock speeds, power limits, and 3D V-Cache capacity to deliver higher gaming and desktop performance.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD's Krackan Point APUs tipped to arrive for desktop soon as Ryzen 9000G series — New AGESA code adds support for Ryzen AI 300 series in BIOS update

AMD might be on the verge of refreshing its more-than-a-year-old desktop APU lineup, the Ryzen 8000G, with new Krackan Point SKUs lifted straight from mobile. These APUs are built on Zen 5 architecture, using RDNA 3.5 graphics, and will offer a big jump in performance, paired with a 65W TDP.

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