44 minutes ago, mspencer said:

Since it'll be "Early 2025" and I can't fathom building a new PC before the end of the year, that's probably the plan!

9800X3D is launching in late October / early November. 

https://www.pcguide.com/cpu/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-release-date-price-specs/

Will you need a new motherboard for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D?

"The Ryzen 7 9800X3D will be part of the Zen 5 generation, meaning it’ll need an AM5 motherboard. So, if you’re moving from the LGA1700 or AM4 processors, you’ll need to purchase not only an AM5 motherboard but also DDR5 RAM. However, if you’ve got a Ryzen 7000 series processor, you can easily mount the 9800X3D on your existing motherboard without any issues.

The list of compatible motherboards encompasses anything using an AM5 socket chipset, which you can see on AMD’s website. This includes the new X870E and X870 motherboards, as well as X670E, X670, B650E, B650, and A620."

 

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-is-on-the-horizon/

"AMD may have just released its new Zen 5 lineup less than two months ago, but the processor that all gamers are waiting for is definitely the Ryzen 7 9800X3D — and it seems to be a lot closer than we thought. A few days after an initial report that the 9800X3D would launch this year, another leak reaffirmed this by sharing promotional material about the CPU. It really looks like AMD is banking on the 9800X3D to be the best processor of the year. This isn’t the only sign of an imminent launch."

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/326978/amd-rushing-in-ryzen-7-9800x3d-expect-product-launch-late-october

 

AMD Rushing in Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Expect Product Launch Late-October

Facing poor sales of its Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" desktop processors, and with the spectre of Intel's Core Ultra "Arrow Lake-S" looming, AMD is rumored to have given its desktop processor roadmap a shakedown. The company is working to rush in at least one of the three upcoming Ryzen 9000X3D series processor SKUs. The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a successor to the popular Ryzen 7 7800X3D. It pairs the new "Zen 5" microarchitecture with 3D V-cache technology to boost gaming performance. AMD is allegedly rushing the 9800X3D for a late-October launch. If this chip meets its performance targets (of around 15-20% over the 9700X), then AMD hopes it could take the edge off Intel's Core Ultra 200-series.

Launch of a Ryzen 9000X3D series product-stack became inevitable when AMD confirmed that the "Zen 5" CCD has silicon-level preparation for 3D V-cache (such as TSVs over the region with the on-die L3 cache that interface with the stacked L3D silicon), however, it was expected that the non-X3D Ryzen 9000 series, such as the 9700X, would perform close to the 7800X3D in games, giving AMD room to launch the 9800X3D in Q1-2025. Prior to the 7800X3D and Intel's 13th Gen Core "Raptor Lake," the Ryzen 7 7700X nearly matched the gaming performance of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, and so something similar was expected of the 9700X. Of course things didn't go to plan, the 9700X fell significantly short of the 7800X3D in gaming, resulting in mixed reviews and low sales.

 

in closing (for MSFS):

9900X?  no

9800X3D? yes, unless you already have a 7800X3D

 

Edited October 4, 20241 yr by turbomax

thats correct , "IF!" only using your pc for the sim and not much else then 78/9800x3D is the CPU of choice on AMD

                        "IF!" you want to use your pc to do other tasks and have multiple screens, and loads of stuff plugged in and in use when at the same time flying in the sim with addon programs etc then for me a more powerful CPU is the preference now  

13 minutes ago, sonny147 said:

 

                        "IF!" you want to use your pc to do other tasks and have multiple screens, and loads of stuff plugged in and in use when at the same time flying in the sim with addon programs etc then for me a more powerful CPU is the preference now  

None of that really demands anything beyond a 7800/9800X3D, you got plenty of power and processing headroom. You buy those mass-core CPUs when you do rendering, heavy processing, editing etc.

33 minutes ago, Sethos said:

when you do rendering, heavy processing, editing etc.

I fly only in VR in 3D,

How I miss simultaneously rendering, heavy processing, editing, bench marking, win-raring, blendering, multi-monitoring, video encoding, calculating pi etc. all in the background. Have to leave it to 2D pilots. 🤣

48 minutes ago, Sethos said:

None of that really demands anything beyond a 7800/9800X3D, you got plenty of power and processing headroom. You buy those mass-core CPUs when you do rendering, heavy processing, editing etc.

not necessarily my dear fellow , if like me you just want a grunter that can do a everything i ask it to, without much complaining. It may sound like i am dissing the x3d chips iam really not , since i have been on the AMD platform the only CPU's i have had  until this one were x3d's are they are great no doubt. but i have discovered since using this 12 core is that iam not having to think about system resources like i used to that's all , its a real revelation to me  and a nice feeling when everything is powered up

What sort of performance boost can I expect if I purchased a new Bundle 9800X3D? - with the same GPU for now

 

GPU upgrade next year - probably RTX 5090.

10 minutes ago, hanhamreds said:

What sort of performance boost can I expect if I purchased a new Bundle 9800X3D? - with the same GPU for now

6 posts above and previous page. precise results when it launches in just another 4-6 weeks:

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-9-9900X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-9-5950X/4171vs4086

Edited October 5, 20241 yr by turbomax

3 hours ago, turbomax said:

6 posts above and previous page. precise results when it launches in just another 4-6 weeks:

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-9-9900X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-9-5950X/4171vs4086

I’ll do my own research, cheers anyway 

3 hours ago, hanhamreds said:

What sort of performance boost can I expect if I purchased a new Bundle 9800X3D? - with the same GPU for now

I don't think anyone knows yet. But it seems like a decent upgrade from your 5900x

It is nice to be able to upgrade my cpu down the road without having to replace everything.