The top AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D overclock just hit 7.24 GHz on HWBOT, but also a stable 6.9 GHz that delivers literally thousands of in-game fps

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Asus China�s General Manager Tony Yu pointing at the frame rate on Valorant with an overclocked AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor

Original story November 7, 2024:TheAMD Ryzen 7 9800X3Dis now officially with us. PC Gamer’s hardware command and conquerer Dave’s been testing it for a while and reckons it’s “the new king of gaming CPUs”. That much we expected or at least hoped for given its predecessor, theRyzen 7 7800X3D, held the crown for the longest time. Now, we’re seeing just how far it can be pushed, and the answer is far indeed.

Asus China’s GMTony Yu has shown(viaWccftech) the 9800X3D reaching a whopping 6.9 GHz at just over 100 W and achieving—at points—over 1,000 fps in CS2 and Valorant at max settings. That’s 1080p, of course, but these are esports titles and we like our frames more than our pixels for competitive gaming.

The main takeaway isn’t the frame rates achieved, though, nice as they are; the main takeaway is that 6.9 GHz overclock. For reference, the 9800X3D comes with a stock base clock of 4.7 GHz and a boost of 5.2 GHz, so that’s a 1.7 GHz increase over the boost clock.

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With the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, however, the cores sit proudly on top of their V-Cache, leaving the IHS comparatively flush against the silicon underneath. This means better heat transfer for cooling, which has ultimately meant an X3D CPU that’s finally unlocked for overclocking. Plus, clock speeds in general, even without manual overclocks, can now creep higher.

Given we’ve never been able to properly overclock an X3D chip, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D really is the first time we’re seeing what X3D tech is capable of when no holds are barred. It’s obviously worth noting this overclock was hit using liquid nitrogen, though just from our own messing around with the overclocking capabilities of the new Ryzen chip ourselves, we’ve managed to get italmoststable at 5.6 GHz, and rock solid at 5.57 GHz. That’s without getting into the curve optimizer shenanigans, either, though obviously with only 400 MHz on top of the standard 5.2 GHz boost clock you’re not seeing much in the way of frame rate increases and a lot more power being required.

Speaking of which, now that we know the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can overclock so well, there really is no reason to opt for Arrow Lake for gaming. Although, I suppose there wouldn’t be a reason to anyway, given theRyzen 7 9800X3D performs better, runs cooler,andconsumes less power. This latter point is the one thing that Arrow Lake had going for it prior to the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which has now taken it away. Big oof.

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