The Family Bucket Collector's edition is priced at a whopping $16,578 for all the ROG 20th Anniversary products. ASUS to Host Flash Sale Offline Through Lottery System in Shanghai; The Family Bucket Collector Edition to Cost Over $16,000 The recently announced and showcased products from the ROG 20th anniversary stack are going to be sold through a flash sale in Shanghai from June 20 to July 19. This will take place at the Xingye Taikoo Hui Nan Garden in Jing'an District, where the items will be sold through a lottery system. ASUS has revealed the price for each product, as […]

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ASUS's first DDR5 memory modules, the ROG 20th Edition, have been demoed on the ROG Crosshair X870E APEX motherboard, showcasing impressive OC capabilities. ASUS Equips Its ROG Crosshair APEX Motherboard With Its First DDR5 Memory Modules & Pushes Them To 8800 MT/s With Ease This Friday, ASUS announced its first-ever "ROG" DDR5 memory modules featuring up to 48 GB capacity, a stunning design, and a special ROG-Mode that switches between low-latency and high-speed profiles. During the event, ASUS's in-house overclocker, Safedisk, also showcased some overclocking capabilities of its first DDR5 memory solution on the newly released ROG Crosshair 2006 motherboard, […]

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The newly launched flagship CPU has already entered the top 10 best-selling CPUs on Amazon and could eventually move up on the chart. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Enjoys Better Popularity Than Intel's Best CPUs on Amazon, Selling as the 10th Best Selling CPU at $899 The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 didn't impress much and brought even smaller uplifts over Ryzen 9 9950X3D than Ryzen 7 9850X3D brought over the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Moreover, the hefty price tag of $899 makes it unappealing and unreachable for the masses. But there are always enthusiasts who wouldn't spend a day without buying the latest […]

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The AMD's new dual 3D V-Cache Ryzen 9 9950XD2 processor has secured top rankings in overclocking leaderboards on ASRock's flagship AM5 motherboard. ASRock Announces Several World Records in Synthetic Benchmarks With AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 On X870E Taichi OCF CPU world records are getting broken quite easily, especially since the AMD's new flagship Zen 5 has been dropped. While the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 failed to bring any noticeable gains in gaming over the smaller siblings, it's slightly faster than the previous Zen 5 flagship CPU in synthetic benchmarks. We have seen it delivering 2-10% higher performance in various synthetic […]

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The system integrator is deploying AMD's flagship Zen 5 X3D chip to deliver the best possible configuration available on the market. MAINGEAR Intros MG-1 Gaming Desktop With Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, Up To GeForce RTX 5090, and Up To 128 GB DDR5 Memory Popular system integrator, MAINGEAR, has introduced the MG-1 gaming desktop with new configuration, consisting of the recently launched AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition. The MG-1 lineup already has plenty of configurations, including processors and GPUs from popular vendors like Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD, but with the launch of Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, the system has now […]

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For half the price, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D does a much better job at gaming than the new dual X3D edition Ryzen 9000X3D chip. Several Independent Tests Revealed Little to No Performance Gains in Gaming or Productivity With the $900 Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition Typically, almost every Ryzen generation brings some kind of performance uplifts, and even though we didn't see much growth in gaming performance going from Ryzen 7000 to 9000, the Zen 5 family did provide a helpful boost in productivity. On the other hand, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950XD2 Dual Edition is one of the […]

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Intel Nova Lake-S "bLLC" cache configurations have been detailed, revealing a maximum of 288 MB of cache for next-gen desktop CPUs. Intel Nova Lake-S Desktop CPUs Will Feature Up To 288 MB of bLLC Cache, 80 MB More Than 9950X3D2 Once again, more Nova Lake-S CPU details have been revealed by Jaykihn, this time focusing on the bLLC parts. While we know that the bLLC or Big Last Level Cache die variants will feature up to 144 MB in single and 288 MB in dual tile configurations, the insider has spilled the beans on the max caches of each bLLC […]

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It's disappointing to see where we are heading, but it appears that for PC hardware makers, nothing can save the current market except relaunching older hardware. The Relaunch of Ryzen 7 5800X3D and GeForce RTX 3060 is Close, but is it Really Something We Wanted? I think I got a little too excited for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D when I heard it would relaunch soon, since I have been rocking the AM4 platform for years now. It has hardly been a year since it got discontinued, but AM4 has proved that a platform can last for nearly a decade […]

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Intel & AMD are facing severe shortages of CPUs, prompting a global disruption in PC and industrial segments, driving costs further up. Intel & AMD CPU Prices Surged By 15% As Supply, Not Prices, Led To Severe Shortages Currently, the global CPU market is witnessing massive shortages. We have already shared how CPUs are the next component that will be affected by the Agentic AI frenzy. The relation between enterprise and client processor shortages is very simple. AI is the bigger market now, and production lines need to be prioritized to keep up with the demand. Hyperscalers and cloud providers […]

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If you were waiting to buy the flagship AMD Zen 5 X3D chip, you can pre-order it before it launches officially. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition Listed On Amazon for $999; Newegg Lists it As Well, but No Pre-Order Option At $899 official MSRP, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 was already too expensive, but at $999, the Dual Edition has become the most expensive mainstream CPU in the current generation. After revealing the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, AMD announced that it's going to see a retail launch on April 22, which is roughly six days away from now. The […]

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The flagship Zen 5 X3D chip gets benchmarked ahead of the official launch and here's how it performs with air cooling. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Appears on HWBot for the First Time in 7-Zip and Cinebench Benchmarking The fastest Zen 5 X3D chip has already been tested by someone, as can be seen from the uploaded benchmarks on HWBot. AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, which was revealed two weeks ago, was tested by a Bulgarian user, "Stoikov". There are currently four benchmarks available on the HWBot website, including 7-Zip, Cinebench 2026 Single and Multi-Threaded, and Cinebench R23 Multi-core. The […]

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At nearly $400, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D stands unmatched, and this is one of the best deals we have seen for this CPU this year so far. AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Gets Closer to $400, Offering Much Better Value Than Ryzen 9850X3D for Nearly $100 Less There's no reason why you should buy the newer and marginally faster Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor when the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is available for $90 less. AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D remains the top choice on Amazon despite 9850X3D's presence in the market for a while. This is because there is hardly a 2-3% […]

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AMD's first processor to feature the dual 3D V-Cache layout is finally here, but official disclosures show the 9950X3D2's pricing isn't for gamers at all. AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Offers Dual Cache Tiles, With Up to 200W TDP, But the Pricing Isn't Worth it For Gamers At All Team Red's newest X3D processors weren't just a leap in core/thread configurations; rather, the firm introduced a massive design revision, especially with the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, which marks the first time AMD has adopted a dual-cache tile strategy. We will talk about specifications in a bit, but for now, according to AMD's […]

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The company previously listed its Area-51 desktop specs with the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, but later said it was an error. Dell Alienware Launches Area-51 Desktop With AMD's Latest Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Processor; Retail Launch Scheduled for April 22 Dell was one of the first companies to confirm the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 before the official launch. However, the company later said that it was an error, and they meant "Ryzen 7 9850X3D". Still, we already knew that Dell would launch a configuration with Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 after the processor's official launch, as multiple reports already confirmed the existence of the […]

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ASUS has released its latest X870 motherboard BIOS based on the AGESA 1.3.0.1 firmware, which is optimized for AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition CPU. ASUS Is Ever-Ready For AMD's Latest & Greatest CPUs: This Time, It's The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, With AGESA 1.3.0.1 Firmware This week, AMD finally unveiled its Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition CPU, the much-awaited and first look at a chip featuring dual 3D V-Cache stacks. The CPU is designed for enthusiasts, content creators, & heavy multi-tasking users, and packs an absolute mammoth 16 Cores, 208 MB cache, and a 200W TDP. Since this […]

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AMD has officially announced its first dual 3D V-Cache CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, offering a massive 208 MB cache design. AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition: Dual 3D V-Cache CPU Tiles, With Cache Scaling Up To a Phenomenal 192 MB A dual 3D V-Cache CPU from AMD has been expected for a while. The company has made prototypes of such chips with their Zen 4 architecture, but has stuck to a singular stack design till now. The rumors of an ultimate dual CCD and dual stacked X3D chip started floating on the internet back in August 2025, […]

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We know the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 exists, but is this a real sample? Ryzen 9950X3D2 should bring much higher L3 cache, but the CPU-Z's listing appears to be incorrect. AMD Dual-Cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Appears on CPU-Z, Featuring a 96 + 32 MB L3 Cache Instead of Expected 96 + 96 MB Recently, ASRock accidentally confirmed AMD's first-ever dual cache Ryzen 9000X3D chip, which AMD hasn't officially unveiled. ASRock quickly took down the page, but it strongly indicated the existence of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2. Now, another leak has surfaced online, revealing the "unofficial" specifications of the new X3D chip. […]

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