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3 hours ago, Yeah Micro Center is ok said:

When I first built my PC, I picked out the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X because I wanted a do-everything computer (gaming but also video editing and 3D modeling/rendering) that would fit in my $2,000 budget. However, I am starting to think if I should swap it out for a 9950X3D

From what I found researching, generally X3D is more of a exclusively gaming thing as it has extra cache for extra fps in games, and games only. Meanwhile, X has a high clock speed which makes it more versatile in doing other computer things other than gaming.

Is this verifiably true? Does this apply to 9950s?

Since I am not necessarily aiming for gaming only, am I better off with a X instead of a X3D anyways or should I swap it out before the 30 day refund deadline passes?

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The 9950x and 9950x3D are within margin of error of each other in terms of scores in various software

TL DR you just got a 9950x that is somewhat better at gaming that the norma one due to extra cache

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When I first built my PC, I picked out the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X because I wanted a do-everything computer (gaming but also video editing and 3D modeling/rendering) that would fit in my $2,000 budget. However, I am starting to think if I should swap it out for a 9950X3D

From what I found researching, generally X3D is more of a exclusively gaming thing as it has extra cache for extra fps in games, and games only. Meanwhile, X has a high clock speed which makes it more versatile in doing other computer things other than gaming.

Is this verifiably true? Does this apply to 9950s?

Since I am not necessarily aiming for gaming only, am I better off with a X instead of a X3D anyways or should I swap it out before the 30 day refund deadline passes?

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Simply because gaming is a thing you wanna do also, I'd pick the X3D anyday. 

And about clockspeeds; 9950X and 9950X3D has same base and boost clocks, though sure, maybe the non-X3D clocks higher more easily, don't know about that. 

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3 hours ago, Yeah Micro Center is ok said:

When I first built my PC, I picked out the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X because I wanted a do-everything computer (gaming but also video editing and 3D modeling/rendering) that would fit in my $2,000 budget. However, I am starting to think if I should swap it out for a 9950X3D

From what I found researching, generally X3D is more of a exclusively gaming thing as it has extra cache for extra fps in games, and games only. Meanwhile, X has a high clock speed which makes it more versatile in doing other computer things other than gaming.

Is this verifiably true? Does this apply to 9950s?

Since I am not necessarily aiming for gaming only, am I better off with a X instead of a X3D anyways or should I swap it out before the 30 day refund deadline passes?

R9KX3D_PR_Overall_fix.webp.0c01b72cd4d3ac1ae2ca6ebc1818642c.webpR9KX3D_AE_2D.webp.cbcf90b6af004b7ff960d015ee921e06.webpR9KX3D_DR_Overall.webp.26ecdad50464e1b24578d2a9a90c6b14.webp

The 9950x and 9950x3D are within margin of error of each other in terms of scores in various software

TL DR you just got a 9950x that is somewhat better at gaming that the norma one due to extra cache

What if YOU were cake all along?
 

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