If you managed to score an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, first of all, kudos to you on procuring what's been a highly elusive chip (thanks, Intel!) and a great one to build a gaming PC around.

The big picture: When AMD announced the 9900X3D and 9950X3D earlier this month, many gamers anticipated that these processors would deliver even better performance than the Ryzen 7 9800X3D ...

Based on historical trends, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D was introduced at around $479, which suggests that the new Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D might be priced near $629 and $729 respectively.

In short, there will be some give or take here, with the Ryzen 9 chips being slightly faster in certain scenarios, and the Ryzen 7 9800X3D edging a victory in others. Boonstra clarified that with ...

This 12-core CPU not only has 3D V-cache on just one of its CCDs, but that CCD also only has six cores, meaning the cheaper Ryzen 7 9800X3D gives you more cores with 3D V-cache than the Ryzen 9 chip.

Now that AMD's latest-generation Zen 5 processors have been on the market for a minute or two, the wait is on for the inevitable launch of a new round of Ryzen Threadripper processors. They're ...

Minisforum N5 Pro is unlike anything I've seen before: a powerful mini PC and expansive NAS It has a 10Gb + 5Gb LAN not unlike the MS01 I covered a while back Add in an OCuLink port and a PCIe x16 ...

If you’re tired of laptops and large desktop towers, a mini PC is the solution for you. And right now, you can score a powerful configuration for not much money at all — the value here is crazy.

Did AMD win CES 2025? Maaaaybe? We asked Donny Woligroski, senior technical marketing manager at AMD, to give us more detail on the blockbuster announcements the company squeezed into a 45-minute ...

The Alienware team was very keen to point out the graphene-coated drivers, the concessions to comfort, and the overall build quality of what is hoped to be a set that makes a splash in the ...

Right now the Alienware Aurora R16 w/ RTX 4070 on sale for $1,499, which is $500 off the usual $2,000 asking price. Dell is discounting a few different configurations of the R16, but this specific ...