In a year chock-full of disappointing processors, Ryzen 7 9800X3D serves as a reminder of just how exciting CPUs can be.

Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D will feature the same clock speed as their non-X3D counterparts but this could require some tinkering. We’ve had one X3D CPU, yes. What about second (and third) X3D CPU?