Now is a brilliant time to buy our favourite CPU, as the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D price has now fallen lower than ever. That means you can currently pick up this 16-core multi-threaded mammoth for just £499 in the UK, or $569 in the US, knocking a good $130 / £160 off the original launch MSRP.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
$699 / $569£659 / £499
“For those seeking the very best processing power on the market, look no further than the Ryzen 9 9950X3D.” Read our review.
We’ve seen a few deals since the original 9950X3D launch that significantly undercut those MSRPs, but this one is the biggest so far. According to price trackers, the price of this CPU has never been lower in either country. At first glance, the Amazon US listing makes it look as though the CPU is only reduced to $640.94, but if you scroll down you’ll find a coupon box to tick, which knocks a further $71.94 off the price, bringing it down to just $569.
That’s still a large outlay for a CPU, but you’re getting the cream of the crop here. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D is listed at the very top of our guide to buying the best CPU. Its 16 mighty Zen 5 cores make light work of heavily multi-threaded workloads, such as 3D rendering and video encoding.
As you can see in the Cinebench graph below, it’s massively more powerful than the Ryzen 7 9800X3D here, while its high boost clock and improved Zen 5 architecture put it well in front of its predecessor, the 7950X3D, as well.
However, unlike the standard Ryzen 9 9950X, this X3D model is also kitted out with AMD’s 3D V-Cache. This means there’s a big slice of extra L3 cache sitting underneath eight of its cores, which bolsters its performance in gaming.
Whether you want to work or play, this really is the chip that can do it all. With this deal, this chip also undercuts the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 by a massive $300, and the performance benefits of the more expensive chip are minimal.
If you’re looking for the finest CPU of the moment, this deal gives you a great opportunity to take the plunge. We use Ryzen 9 9950X3Ds in our Club386 test rigs, as they offer the best balance of performance across all workloads.
For anyone looking to build a whole new system with this chip, don’t forget to also check our guides to buying the best motherboard, as well as the best CPU cooler, especially as we’ve tested many of them with this exact chip.
