AMD has dominated PC gaming CPU performance for more than two years. Its X3D chips have provided a boost that Intel has been unable to match, and its new $479 Ryzen 7 9800X3D goes a step further to not only improve gaming performance but also day-to-day tasks and creative workloads.

When KitGuru reviewed AMD’s Zen 5 Ryzen 7 9700X we advised that you wait until they launched the inevitable 3D version of the CPU as we were sure it would be a banger. What we didn’t know then was that AMD had a new version of 3D V-Cache in the works that would move the dial significantly.

Tony Yu, the general manger for Asus China, has let slip that the next processors from AMD will be even more powerful than the 9800X3D.

As many of you probably know, AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU has landed. Like all it's predecessors, it holds the promise of screaming fast gaming performance,

Finding the fastest gaming CPU can be a bit of an ordeal. Here are some of the websites where you can look for a unit, some offering discounts!

Our 9800X3D overclocking guide shows you how to run your processor at 5.4GHz, using either AMD Ryzen Master, or your motherboard BIOS.