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Introduction The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D was launched on January 29th, 2026, with an MSRP of $499. The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D was launched on April 6th, 2023, with an MSRP of $449. Both CPUs are 8-core CPUs, but the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is based on the Zen 4 architecture, while the new Ryzen 7 […] See full...

One thing I'll also add to my statement: Testing power while gaming will be very different from all-core full-load testing because, while gaming, the CPU cores will boost to higher frequencies and voltages, since less of them are being used, and the workloads are lighter. Therefore, the peak...

As stated in the review: " As stated in the review: "On this page, we are going to test the power draw on the CPUs, testing multi-core performance in Cinbench 2026 running for 15 minutes." The method I used (and always have used) is a simple Cinebench Multi-Core, full-load, power test. I run...

Introduction The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D was announced at CES 2026, and now it is launching with availability on January 29th, 2026, with an MSRP of $499. The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D is AMD’s top-end single-CCD spec with 3D V-Cache with the intent to directly provide the best gaming experience, and is...

I'm impressed with what I'm seeing on Panther Lake's mobile gaming performance in the news, especially at lower power ranges. I will say this, and I sincerely mean it. AMD needs to get FSR 4 working on RDNA 3.5, this is a major fail on AMD's part, especially considering what we are now hearing...

Introduction With rising prices on RAM and GPUs, there is no better time to review the 8GB version of the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti for gaming, due to its lower cost compared to the 16GB version. If you are looking to get the most value for your dollar for gaming today, we need to take […] See full...

I'll ignore Frame Gen, not interested. But I am looking forward to the improved 2nd Gen Transformer Model Super Resolution for Upscaling IQ improvements, that is always welcomed.

Introduction AMD is leading CES once again with a Keynote at CES 2026, with new product announcements here at the beginning of the year. Most of these are a continuation of the product lines already existing, with some new products in those stacks now being added. We aren’t seeing any new...

Introduction 2025 is ending, and it’s time to take a quick look back at the most interesting or best hardware launched in 2025 that we have reviewed. 2025 started off with the excitement of new GPU launches from NVIDIA (GeForce RTX 50 Series Blackwell GPUs) and AMD (AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series...

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The potential gain I see would be if the game misfires and runs off the CCD without cache, then this would fix any game misfiring off the wrong CCD at least. It's why people love the 9800X3D; they are guaranteed to always get the X3D benefits, no chance of hitting the wrong CCD.

Along with the safety margin issue, the power is also not evenly distrubted amongst the wires, so it's unbalanced, and can create too much load on one wire, basically. It's a flawed system.

Introduction AMD FSR Redstone, previously FSR 4, has rolled out in different phases. The first phase began at the beginning of 2025, with the introduction of the FSR 4 ML-Upscaling component. The second phase is where we are today, in December of 2025, with the introduction of ML-Frame Gen and...

lol I guess that's a slip on my part, funny that is what I defaulted with. Fixed it: ALT+R

Introduction AMD‘s FSR “Redstone” is launching now with driver version Adrenalin 25.12.1. FSR Redstone is a suite of FSR technologies, primarily Upscaling, Frame Generation, Ray Regeneration, and Radiance Caching. In fact, part of FSR Redstone had already been released prior to this new driver...