These 9800X3D tests are blowing everyone's hair back. I'm absolutely choking on the idea that reviewers aren't smart enough to realize last gen plus massive cache should be almost as fast as current gen. Then, they are surprised when current gen plus massive cache is significantly faster than last gen plus massive cache. It's almost like having a huge cache is nice boost?
It seems clear AMD will dominate the gaming market for quite a few months, at a minimum. I'm not sure that matters. AMD's fortunes are going to come down to laptop wins and volume. That has yet to be proven out but I expect them to make some inroads.
9800X3D is going to own the gaming market while 9950X3D is going to make every other consumer processor it's bitch. These two CPUs aren't going to make AMD a lot of money directly, as they are a bit niche, but they will change the tone of reviews that are heavily biased toward Intel. Meanwhile, AMD is now making more than Intel in the server space for the first time in history.
A well earned embarrassment for Intel. AMD is firing on all cylinders. If only Microsoft can get its head out of its arse and work with these new chips like Linux does.
