
This thing is fast, with the fixes in December its going to improve it further. Coming from a 6700k that was extremely bottleneck it is nice not having that issue now. It was well package for shipping which is appreciated. It handled V color Cudimm 8800 gear 2 with no issue

Built in graphics

price efficiency performance memory overclocking

Boosts to 4.85ghz Improved frame times over 6700k in gaming

If you dont like to go into your motherboard, set the proper settings for your CPU and do various software things like Xbox Game Bar and ext. If you think you only need to run the chipset drivers and memory exp timings in the motherboard, then the 9950X3D2 is for you.

Low power, low temps A whopping 12 performance threads on a low end CPU, practically a 12600k without paying for the efficiency cores Probably won't be the bottleneck until my cousin gets a 3080 or better

Overkill for any sort of gaming but so are basically every CPU on the market atm. Good value for performance if you get it on a good sale like I did way under the price of its AMD competitors. Can be undervolted quite heavily and stay stable reducing power consumption and thermals way below what AMD runs at but reviewers are dumb and never do this for some reason despite knowing it's been a MOBO issue for years but blame the CPU. Can handle insane voltages/wattage if you really want to push the clock speeds and got the cooling for it.

it's amazing fast.

Chips came as advertised and work properly

Get the high speed when you need it otherwise doesn't draw too much power when just web browsing. Getting the higher frame rates in Madden 25 and NBA 2K 25 without needing to use 100% CPU. Boh games around 70% CPU usage now compared to 13400.

3d v cache


- 32 mb cache - Lower tdp than intel counterparts so it can work with cheaper air coolers - am4 clip on mounting is better, no need to fuss around with removing structural integrity backplates to get most coolers to work. - price is less than other comparable cpu that have less cache

Its handling my games much better than my old 1700x in Arc Raiders am running at around 120 frames with a 3070 in 1080 w/ fsr on which is light years better than the 60-80 I was getting before but it is also just way smoother gameplay as well I noticed the 1700x stuttering a lot. I run OBS replay buffer in the background while I game as well which this cpu handles no problem. I also noticed davinci resolve running a lot better after the upgrade. its not gonna win any competitions but for what Im using it for its beautiful.

SPEED... It's faster than the CPU I had for 7 years and overclocked it. I needed an upgrade and didn't want to spend money on the newest stuff.


If you are looking for the best performance on a budget, this is your chip. I built two systems with similar hardware except for the CPU - one with this and the other with a core 7 265. I can't tell a difference in Star Citizen, one of the most demanding games on a CPU.


Got when was $107.99 and got good silicon lottery. Can almost high max pbo boost with a PX4 cooler. Running 64gb of DDR4 3600 mhz 16-20-20-38 1.4V 500 tRFC.

Built-in graphics