The 9600X3D could be the next best budget gaming CPU. Updated: Sep 27, 2024 3:53 pm WePC is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change. Learn more Table of Contents Table of Contents Leaks point toward the possibility of a Ryzen 5 9600X3D being in the works along with the rest of the 9000X3D series. AMD’s Ryzen 9000 X3D series is possibly the most highly anticipated CPU launch next to the Intel Arrow Lake CPUs rumored to be launching in October. It now seems that through rumors, we may be getting a base 6 core 9600X3D to add to the mix, bringing a very accessible CPU into the hands of budget gamers. If we take the 7800x3D as an example, it has to be one of AMD’s most popular CPUs, it still costs around $380. If the 9600X3D can come in at around the base price of a 9600X, then we’re off to the races. AMD is rumored to have planned a 9600X3D The Rumor comes to us from the same person who suggested that the 9800X3D will be launching in November, and not October like originally rumored. Hoang Anh Phu had this to say under their post on the 9800X3D. Hoang Anh Phu on X We don’t know too much about this processor just yet, as this is pretty much the only rumor we have to go off, but Hoang Anh Phu is a pretty reputable source with a history of leaking meritable hardware news. The 9600X3D, according to VideoCardz, could feature 32MB per CCD (32MB L3) + 64MB 3D V-cache. It obviously remains to be seen in the absence of performance benchmarks how the X3D series will shape up, and any (if all) improvements that AMD may have made to the cache system. The 5800X3D was locked to overclocking, and the 7000X3D series did improve on that, but it was still locked to conventional overlocking. The main difference was that the 7000X3D series left more room to boost to higher frequencies automatically. However, the base performance of the chip still suffered slightly. We hope that AMD continues to work on this, and gets to a point where there’s no restriction placed on the CPU for including the 3D V-cache.
