A newly surfaced rumor narrows down the release window of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, AMD's unannounced CPU for high-end desktop PCs.

AMD might be moving on 3D V-Cache versions of its Ryzen 9000 CPUs faster than expected. According to a leaker on the Chiphell forums, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which could be among the best processors when it releases, might arrive as soon as next month.

Hardware leaker Harukaze5719 just shared some screenshots of a Chiphell forum discussion about the upcoming X3D lineup. One user claimed that during a Gigabyte press conference,

The Ryzen 9000 Series, AMD's latest generation of "Zen 5" desktop processors, will be expanding with not three, but four 3D V-Cache models, according to new rumors shared today that suggest a Ryzen 5 9600X3D will be available alongside a Ryzen 9 9950X3D,

You reportedly can't overclock the successor to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, but the new chip is apparently coming before the 9900X3D and 9950X3D.

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Ryzen 9 9950X3D processors may be delayed to next year, but Ryzen 7 9800X3D will launch sooner than expected.

More and more signs point to an imminent release for the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, including the first leaked images of the processor's packaging.