Leaked PassMark Benchmark Shows an AMD Ryzen 7 9700X3D

The Ryzen 7 9700X3D, a new CPU to update AMD’s mid-range gaming lineup, appears to be the company’s next 3D V-Cache processor, according to a recently leaked PassMark benchmark. According to the listing, it is a Zen 5 CPU with eight cores, sixteen threads, 96 MB of L3 cache, and a boost rate of up to 5.8 GHz; however, that number is probably based on early testing or overclocked conditions. The 9700X3D received 40,438 points in multithreaded testing and 4,687 points in single-threaded benchmarks. That is roughly 1–5% faster than the current Ryzen 7 9800X3D. AMD may take the same approach with the Ryzen 7 9700X3D as it did with the 5700X3D, providing marginally cheaper clocks and prices without sacrificing powerful gaming capabilities. This could enable AMD to gradually replace the 9800X3D with a more affordable SKU for the general public. According to current reports, it will target the same $400–$450 price range as its predecessor and have a 120 W TDP.

A higher-end Ryzen 7 9850X3D (120 W, 8 cores, 16 threads, 96 MB L3 cache, 5.6 GHz / 4.7 GHz), a Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (200 W, 16 cores, 32 threads, 192 MB L3 cache, 5.6 GHz / 4.3 GHz), and an entry-level Ryzen 5 7500X3D (65 W, 6 cores, 12 threads, 96 MB L3 cache). We may anticipate AMD releasing some, if not all four, of these now-rumored CPUs at CES 2026, which is just two months away.