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Ryzen 7 9800X3D Spec and Price in Canada

AM58 cores / 16 threads

Released November 7, 2024 ·

The gaming default at the high end: eight Zen 5 cores with AMD's second-generation 3D V-Cache stacked beneath them rather than on top, which is what lets this one clock and overclock like a normal part instead of a cache-limited one. Against the 9700X it trades a little all-core headroom for a large lead anywhere a game is bound by memory latency. Buy it to play games at high frame rates; buy the 9950X instead if the machine mostly compiles or renders.

Tied 39th of 65 models in the CPU catalog on Boost clock — 4 models share this figure. Tied 12th of 65 models in the CPU catalog on L3 cache — 5 models share this figure.

Current best price
$569.98at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-13View at Amazon.ca

Captured periodically and may have changed.

Price history

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Specifications

Cores
8
Threads
16
Socket
AM5
Boost clock
5.2 GHz
Base clock
4.7 GHz
L3 cache
96 MB
L2 cache
8 MB
TDP
120 W
Integrated graphics
Yes
Architecture
Zen 5
Process node
TSMC 4nm FinFET
Integrated GPU
AMD Radeon Graphics
Memory support
DDR5-5600
PCIe generation
5
PCIe lanes
24
Unlocked
Yes
Included cooler
No

Guides for this category

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What owners and reviewers say

Summarised from 3 source(s), reviewed September 13, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices

Commonly praised

  • Reviewers call it the fastest gaming processor available, with application performance dramatically improved over its predecessor.
  • It is easy to keep cool, fully unlocked unlike earlier X3D chips, and drops into existing AM5 motherboards.
  • Reviewers call it one of the best gaming processors and say it handles high-refresh 1440p gaming easily.
  • It is reported to pair well with current high-end graphics cards.
  • Reviewers overwhelmingly call it the best gaming processor on the market, with high, stable frame rates.
  • The repositioned cache is said to make it much easier to cool and more efficient than the previous generation.
  • Many buyers report it also handles streaming, CAD and productivity workloads well.

Commonly criticised

  • It carries a high price and lower application performance than similarly priced alternatives.
  • It draws more gaming power than the previous X3D part and has no AI-acceleration unit.
  • One owner reports reliability problems across several units, with a boot error appearing at startup.
  • One reviewer notes idle power consumption is higher than a comparable competitor chip.
  • Some users found brief temperature spikes alarming at first, though described as normal for the platform.
  • Several owners of the previous generation say the upgrade is not worth the price for the gain.

Sources behind this summary

Sources

Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.