AMD may be looking to release a new CPU that is faster than the CPU. Ryzen 7 9800X3Dif this latest benchmark leak is to be believed. A new model named “AMD Ryzen 7 9700X3D” has appeared on the PassMark benchmark site. This indicates that this chip has higher clock speeds and higher scores than AMD’s current top choice for gaming.
But what’s particularly strange about this AMD leak is that even though the new chip has a lower model number than the 9800X3D, it appears to be a more capable CPU overall. Based on this leak, everything about this chip suggests that it should have a higher model number and, as a result, a higher price.
A leak of the new AMD Ryzen 7 9700X3D benchmark can be found here, clearly showing the full name of the chip and the fact that its clock speed is recorded as 5.8GHz and it has 8 cores capable of processing 16 threads at a time. The leak also shows benchmark results of 40,438 points in the multi-threaded PassMark test and 4,687 points in the single-threaded test.
Compare these numbers to the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which also has 8 cores but only has a maximum clock speed of 5.2GHz. On the other hand, it scores lower than this mysterious 9700X3D chip in the PassMark benchmark, which you can find here. It reached just 39,983 points in the multi-threaded test and 4,428 points in the single-threaded test. Simply put, everything about this chip suggests it’s faster than the 9800X3D, so we expect it to have a name like 9850X3D.
However, there are two factors that cast doubt on the veracity of this benchmark leak. For one, there is only one benchmark result for the 9700X3D compared to the 13,304 PassMark benchmark results averaged to provide the above score for the 9800X3D. So it could be an abnormal result, for example due to extreme overclocking by someone who has tested the chip and uploaded the results.
Alternatively, other features of the chip may be mislabeled. It probably doesn’t have X3D at all and is actually just a 9700X overclocked from 5.5 GHz to 5.8 GHz. Or maybe your clock speed is wrong. A newer version of the 9800X3D with a lower clock speed, it would make much more sense to be called the 9700X3D. Second, the higher scores shown here could be the result of someone overclocking using a typically lower-clocked 9700X3D.
After all, we can’t say for sure yet, especially since AMD hasn’t even confirmed that a chip with such a name exists. Take all of this information with a grain of salt. However, what will probably be most useful for most gamers is the new lower clocked version, the 9800X3D, which comes at a lower price point.
Currently, the 9800X3D costs around $450, making it an expensive option compared to, say, the 9700X. The 9700X currently costs just $300, has 8 cores, and has higher clocks than the 9800X3D. It just lacks the X3D chip’s additional 3D V cache, which is the part that unlocks chart-topping gaming performance. If AMD can release a 9700X3D that has a fraction of the gaming performance of the 9800X3D but costs $50 to $100 less, it could be a real winner.
We should know the full story in the coming months, as AMD is expected to announce several new products at the January 2026 CES trade show.
However, while you wait, you can read about the rumored AMD Ryzen AI 9 Max+ 388. This is a new CPU with an ultra-powerful GPU that could power the next generation of handhelds, and it also just surfaced via a PassMark benchmark leak.
