[STEAM] Dual 3D V-Cache AMD Ryzen gaming CPUs would be "too expensive", says chip maker

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New AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D gaming CPUs could have been produced with even better specs, but to do so would have made them far too expensive. That's according to AMD, who stated at CES this week that its new Ryzen 9000X3D series only has a single 3D V-Cache, rather than a long-speculated dual configuration, to keep them cheap enough to make and sell for gamers.

The inclusion of the 3D V-Cache into Ryzen CPUs has given

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in recent years, when it comes to gaming performance, with its flagship models regularly reaching the top of

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charts. However, while it makes sense for the likes of the

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to only feature a single 3D V-Cache - as that chip only has one CPU die - higher-end models that use two CPU dies could in theory host two cache dies, yet AMD has chosen not to implement this option.

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