AMD’s faster Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU arrives on January 29th for $499

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AMD announced an improved version of its popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor at CES earlier this month, and it's now confirming a release date and pricing today. The new Ryzen 7 9850X3D will debut on January 29th, priced at $499.

That's $20 more than the initial retail pricing of the 9800X3D, and this faster 9850X3D will feature the same 8-core / 16-thread CPU running at faster boost clocks. The boost clock on the 9850X3D is 400MHz higher than the standard 9800X3D, and it maintains the same 120-watt TDP. It's essentially a better-binned version of the 9800X3D.

A bar chart showing performance improvements in a variety of popular video games with the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D.

It's still not clear exactly how much these higher boost clocks will help with PC …

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