Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Ryzen 7 9850X3D wants to be the best gaming CPU of 2026. And it is. In our gaming benchmarks against the 9800X3D and 285K it stays ahead. But is that enough when also faced with increasingly high power and temperatures? I don't think so...but maybe for someone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - What is this thing?
1:11 - Full Core Temps & Performance = Good
1:57 - WAY Higher Gaming Power & Temps!
3:18 - Understanding the Charts
4:01 - 1080p Low / 1440p Ultra Game Tests
7:46 - All that for...3%!?
8:43 - Less About Gamers, More about PR
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The Ryzen 7 9850X3D wants to be the best gaming CPU of 2026. And it is. In our gaming benchmarks against the 9800X3D and 285K it stays ahead. But is that enough when also faced with increasingly high power and temperatures? I don't think so...but maybe for someone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - What is this thing?
1:11 - Full Core Temps & Performance = Good
1:57 - WAY Higher Gaming Power & Temps!
3:18 - Understanding the Charts
4:01 - 1080p Low / 1440p Ultra Game Tests
7:46 - All that for...3%!?
8:43 - Less About Gamers, More about PR
SUBSCRIBE ►bit.ly/SubHWC
Review unit provided free of charge by AMD. This video is Not sponsored. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
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Twitter bit.ly/HWC_Twitter
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