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AMD Unveils Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition at $899

4/22/2026

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AMD will launch its Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition on April 22 at $899.
It uses two 8-core Zen 5 chiplets with 64MB L3 each, totaling 208MB.
Benchmarks show the 9950X3D2 is faster than the original 9950X3D, priced around $660.
Despite a 200 W TDP, the 9950X3D2 uses similar power in gaming and less in video encoding.

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AMD will launch its Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition on April 22 at $899.
It uses two 8-core Zen 5 chiplets with 64MB L3 each, totaling 208MB.
Benchmarks show the 9950X3D2 is faster than the original 9950X3D, priced around $660.
Despite a 200 W TDP, the 9950X3D2 uses similar power in gaming and less in video encoding.