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AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 entered the rumor mill last year and was a glaring omission from the company's CES 2026 show , but it was finally made official last month with an announcement video . However, AMD did not unveil the chip's price, which is expected to demand a hefty premium given the monstrous specs. Now, new listings have popped up around the globe that suggest the CPU will cost around $1,000, but do be aware that these could be placeholder prices and are, naturally, subject to change.
The first two listings come from Canada — on PC-Canada.com , the 9950X3D2 is listed for $1,373.99 CAD, which translates to roughly $985 USD. Similarly, on shopBRC.com , the 9950X3D2 is going for $1,375 CAD, so basically $985 USD as well. Across the pond, in the United Kingdom, a retailer by the name of GamingKit has the CPU listed for 905.82 GBP (~$1,197 USD) with VAT, and 725.54 GBP (~$960) without it.
Overall, we're looking at roughly $1,000 as the asking price for the 9950X3D2, but keep in mind that AMD hasn't announced the MSRP yet, so all this is subject to change. Despite its flagship stature, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 will likely not land around $1,000 because the chip one tier below it, the 9950X3D, launched at $699. A more premium version of the same CPU, therefore, would likely be $100, or possibly $200, more expensive.
You may like AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 unveiled as first dual-cache X3D CPU Where to buy AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D AMD's next gaming champ to debut at $499, and you can already buy it ahead of launch Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: Future) As a reminder, the 9950X3D2's claim to fame is its enormous 192 MB of L3 cache, made possible by stacking it atop (underneath, actually) both core clusters. We're looking at 96 MB per CCD; 32 MB is the native on-die L3 cache, and 64 MB is the added X3D cache. There's a total of 208 MB of combined cache on the 9950X3D2, which has pushed its TDP to 200W, up from 170W on the standard 9950X3D.
The chip features 16 cores and 32 threads, based on the Zen 5 microarchitecture, that can boost up to 5.6 GHz. AMD is marketing it as its top-end CPU for both gaming and productivity, so all that remains to see is what the 9950X3D2 will actually cost. Let's just hope AMD isn't inspired by Overclockers UK, where it has a placeholder price of a casual 100,000 GBP (~$132,000 USD)
Searching the part number on Google brings up many more listings from around the world, but none of them have prices. We even found the 9950X3D2 listed on B&H with pre-orders opening on April 22, which is the official release date AMD announced. These retailers might have stock ready to go, but can't actually sell it due to the purchase embargo.
Even though this is the world's first dual-cache consumer CPU, Intel is also working on dual-compute tile SKUs for its next-gen Nova Lake-S family , which is said to carry up to 288 MB of bLLC (Big Last Level Cache) that will compete with AMD's X3D chips. Of course, that lineup will compete with AMD's own next-gen Zen 6 (and Zen 6 X3D), but it's nonetheless exciting to see the CPU wars return with such ferocity once again.
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