AMD announces pricing and availability for Ryzen 7 9850X3D

Today AMD announced its next-generation, AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D desktop processor will be available for sale starting January 29th with an SEP of $499.

What you need to know about the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D:

Building on the legacy of the 9800X3D, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D features a +400MHz improvement to the boost clock, making the world’s fastest gaming processor even faster.
The Ryzen 7 9850X3D provides up to an average 27% gaming performance improvement vs the Intel Core Ultra 9 285k
Thanks to 2nd Gen 3D V-Cache™ technology, high-frequency memory is not required. Across an average of 30+ games, the FPS difference between DDR5-4800 and DDR5-6000 was <1%.