AMD has announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, which features 64MB of 3D V-Cache on both processor dies for a total of 208MB of cache. This eliminates the hybrid cache arrangement of previous X3D models, potentially improving performance by up to 10% in cache-sensitive applications. The trade-offs include slightly lower peak clock speeds (5.6GHz vs 5.7GHz) and higher power consumption (200W TDP vs 170W).
Background
AMD's 3D V-Cache technology stacks additional L3 cache directly on CPU dies to boost performance in gaming and other cache-sensitive workloads. Previous X3D models used a hybrid approach with cache on only one of the two CPU chiplets.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Mar 27, 2026 at 08:44 PM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10