AMD may release a Ryzen 5 9600X3D later this year

At Computex, AMD's Ryzen and Radeon VP and GM David McAfee told Tom's Hardware a Zen 5 replacement for the Ryzen 5 7600X3D—likely a Ryzen 5 9600X3D—"may be something that we look at doing… later this year." AMD launched the 7600X3D in 2024 but sold it in very limited numbers through Microcenter, and references to a 9600X3D appeared in driver notes last year without leading to a release.

The "X3D" designation refers to AMD's 3D V-Cache, which in the 9,000-series sits under the processor and provides substantially more L3 cache than a standard chip. Many games benefit from larger caches, making X3D models strong gaming performers. A cheaper six-core option would be welcome, since the cheapest current-gen X3D is the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, priced above $400, but the 9600X3D might not match the 9600X's 3.9 GHz base and 5.4 GHz boost: it would likely be based on a cut-down eight-core rather than a native six-core, and the stacked cache could limit clock headroom.

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