The Ryzen 7 9800X3D, featuring eight cores and a single CCD, incorporates the 3D V-Cache to address thread affinity challenges seen in the Zen CCDs and Zen-X3D CCDs of the 7000 series.

This AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D delid picture in turn hints at a key reason why this CPU is expected to run at higher clock speeds than previous X3D models. The delidded CPU image comes via WCCFTech, ...