Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 leaks with new CCDs and better boost clock behavior to beat Ryzen 9 9950X in all workloads

[Redaktion]

AMD is reportedly going to release new Zen 5 CPUs in the first half of 2026. Moore's Law Is Dead claims that the Ryzen 7 9850X3D and the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 both use new CCDs with enhanced boost clock behavior.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ryzen-9-9950X3D2-leaks-with-new-CCDs-and-better-boost-clock-behavior-to-beat-Ryzen-9-9950X-in-all-workloads.1176108.0.html

[Terror Byte]

Not sure what you're talking about, but 9950X3D already matches the 9950X in multi-core work in 95% of cases and often beats it. There is no multi-core penalty for v-cache with Zen 5 on any of the X3D models, unlike Zen 4.  Other than cost, regular Zen 5 makes little sense now even for productivity.