AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Review: Dual V-Cache Finally Here

When AMD announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D at CES 2025 we immediately demanded a version with 3D cache on both chiplets, and we even suggested the name 'Ryzen 9 Lisa Su Edition'. A full year later and we finally have the CPU that we wanted and it comes with a clanger of a name 'AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition'. Let's park that thought, dive into the silicon and see what AMD has created. Read the written review here: https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/leo-waldock/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-dual-edition-review/ Learn more about CyberPowerPC's VIVID range here: https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/?utm_source=kitguru&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=digitalpartner2026 00:00 Intro 01:03 So what is the 9950X3D2? 02:44 Cinebench 2026 behaviour 04:03 Test bench 05:41 Cinebench benchmarks 07:05 Efficiency 08:09 Synthetic tests 09:38 Gaming performance 11:19 Pricing discussion 13:51 Leo’s pros and cons Test system specs: CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual edition, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Motherboard: Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master X3D Ice RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C28 Graphics Card: MSI RTX 4090 Ventus 3X 24GB CPU cooler: Phanteks Glacier One 360D30 SSD: 1TB Samsung 9100 Pro Power Supply: Antec Signature 2200 We never offer affiliate links or take percentages of product sales. If we say the product is good or bad we mean it. Our Editor in chief wrote about why you should value this and how the industry is rife with fake reviews from 'influencers' - read here https://bit.ly/3pXzaw4 Buy our merch from here: https://kitgurutech.myspreadshop.co.uk Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/4cqFSWY Steam Community https://steamcommunity.com/groups/kitguruofficial Be sure to support us on PATREON https://www.patreon.com/kitgurutech and read our MANTRA on HONEST REVIEWS Here: http://bit.ly/2BopnF9 Visit our facebook page over here! https://www.facebook.com/KitGuru.net/ Visit our Twitter page over here! https://twitter.com/kitgurupress?lang=en #amd #ryzen #9950x3d2 #cpu