When gamers are surfing around for lingering deals looking for the best CPU , there’s simply no comparison. The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D still has its square butt on the throne of the fastest, most efficient gaming CPU available today. AMD seems like it’s not doing much to change that with a supposed sequel, even if the chipmaker is being awkwardly quiet about its future plans.

AMD self-leaked the first reveal of its Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU on its own French support page , which was picked up by X user Olrak29 on Sunday. By Monday, AMD removed the listing, but not before chip connoisseurs could pore over the supposed specs of the new chip refresh. It’s yet another 8-core, 16-thread CPU for the AM5 socket. Just like the 9800X3D, it runs at a top 120W TDP (thermal design power) and contains 96

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