[STEAM] A new AMD Ryzen gaming CPU looks set to beat the 9800X3D

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AMD Ryzen specs rumor has just appeared online that could spell some very exciting news for gamers. If it's true, then there's the potential for a new 12-core X3D chip that's even faster than the acclaimed AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, and a 24-core AMD Ryzen gaming CPU that can basically do everything.

But isn't there already a 12-core

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Ryzen 9 9900X3D? Yep, but it has a fundamental flaw in its design when it comes to gaming, which is that those 12 cores are split across two six-core chiplets, and the big 64MB of 3D V-cache that improves gaming performance only sits under one of them, meaning only six of its cores have direct access to the cache. If you're looking for the

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, the eight-core 9800X3D is the better option as all eight of its cores have direct access to that big slab of cache.

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