AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the new 3D V-Cache CPU, has already been overclocked to 6.9GHz with liquid nitrogen cooling and reaching exceptional frame rates in games. The CPU clock speeds are faster than the previous generation X3D chips, and it is unlocked, which allows for overclocking. The ROG Crosshair X670E Gene played host to the CPU for gaming benchmarks. In these benchmarks, Counter-Strike 2 at 1080p was run with max graphics, and the CPU hit 1,262.9 frames per second with around 100W power usage, which is as quick as i9-14900K. At 1080p resolution, wherein gaming was maxed out, Valorant was also used to run the Ryzen 9800X3D with 100W power usage close to 1,100 fps, reaching over 1,500 fps at times. The Ryzen 9800X3D hit over a third faster in Cinebench R23 run achieving a score of 30,513. Ryzen 9800X3D is a really efficient chip for overclockers, and capable of coming close to matching the Core i9-14900K. Rumor has it that Ryzen 9800X3D's stock levels will be plentiful and the full review is imminent, but it has a price hike of just over 5% compared to the MSRP of its predecessor.
These kind of overclocks don’t have any real-world applications, but they show that standard overclocking (with robust air, or liquid cooling) can get more out of the 9800X3D. Ryzen 9800X3D turbomode also has potential in consideration. The Core i9-14900K remains the absolute fastest gaming CPU, and it’ll be cheaper than 9800X3D with a heavier power drain. Intel has put the stability problems to bed, but the chance of problems remains in the minds of gamers.