AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D could save you hundreds on your new build during the RAM crisis — CPU tech nearly eliminates the performance difference between cheap and expensive RAM

AMD has just reminded us that its X3D CPUs don’t require fast memory speeds. In a new marketing slide for the upcoming Ryzen 7 9850X3D, we see only a 1% difference in average FPS across five games. We’ve known about this phenomenon since the DDR4-era 5800X3D, but this marks the first time AMD is explicitly marketing it.