Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Ryzen 9 9950X3D is a CPU that wants to do everything. For the highest gaming framerates it uses 3D V-Cache while also having 32 threads for creator workloads. But has AMD fixed any of the problems that stopped past X3D processors from dominating? Can the 9950X3D become the best gaming CPU of 2025, beating the 9800X3D?

0:00 - Ryzen 9 9950X3D Specs, Pricing
1:06 - Scheduling Updates = BIG NEWS
2:16 - Power & Temperatures - Full Core Workloads
3:41 - Gaming Power & Temperatures
4:20 - Turbo Mode / Game Mode Explained
5:25 - System Specs & Updates
6:04 - Creator & Multi Threaded Benchmarks
7:53 - 1440p / 4K Gaming Benchmarks
14:09 - Ray Tracing CPU Benchmarks
16:07 - Overall Gaming Performance - Raster & RT
17:41 - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED?

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