AMD’s Ryzen 9000X3D Chips May Not Deliver a Significant Performance Boost
An accidental reveal has shed light on AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 9000X3D desktop processors, which were previously unannounced. However, much like Intel’s new Arrow Lake desktop CPUs, early indications suggest that these chips might not deliver a substantial performance upgrade compared to their predecessors. This is particularly disappointing given the lukewarm reception the original Ryzen 9000 series received when it launched.
According to slides from an MSI presentation, which were shared by HardwareLuxx and reported by VideoCardz, the new Ryzen 9000X3D processors may show decent improvements in multicore performance. For instance, an eight-core Ryzen 9000X3D chip is said to outperform the Ryzen 7 7900X3D by as much as 28% in Cinebench R23. However, in gaming benchmarks like Black Myth: W...