All I've read is that this cpu is disappointing for gaming when comparing to the 9800X3D. Which is what i have currently paired with my 5090. I've read that from this very website, even. More than once. So... wtf are you guys talking about ever?
This is hilarious. This same tech site has run a few stories about the disappointing performance of the X3D showing pitiful improvements and even more ridiculously regression for the 9900X3D in multithreaded scores. Given you don't have a clue, why not just wait for official reviews.
Early leaked benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D reveal that the new 3D V-Cache Zen 5 CPU is significantly faster than its predecessor in gaming tasks. Despite this, the 9950X3D still manages to keep up with the regular Ryzen 9 9950X in non-gaming workloads — an area where X3D CPUs previously fell flat.