AMD’s first Zen 5 gaming CPU with 3D V-cache is due to be released in just a few weeks, according to the latest leak. Unlike the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, which came out a few months after the 7950X3D and 7000X3D, the new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is reportedly going to be the first Zen 5 X3D chip to be released into the wild. If it’s true, this strategy makes perfect sense to us. Even now, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is still the best gaming CPU we’ve reviewed, thanks to its great performance for the price. You don’t need to pay for more than eight cores for gaming, and the 7800X3D’s single-chiplet design means that all its cores have access to the big 64MB stack of extra cache on top of it. Conversely, there can be latency issues with the AMD 7950X3D and 7900X3D, as the cache is only on one of the chiplets, meaning some of the cores can’t access it. Continue reading New AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU will be out in just a few weeks, says leak MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review