4 ms·
It's disappointing that they had this for years but didn't release it until now.
by throwaway85825 7mo ago
It's disappointing that they had this for years but didn't release it until now.
- stingraycharles 7mo agoI think it’s mostly that they had leftover cache.
- magicalhippo 7mo agoMakes sense. RAM pricing surely has lead to a fall of AM5 high-end CPU purchases, might as well try to get some extra cash from those who still buy. Bin the remaining now non-X3D chips as something else.
- Ekaros 7mo agoBad time to move entirely new platform. Perfect time to sell to upgrade junkies just CPU.
- neRok 7mo agoThis video made the argument that AMD released it to not give Intel a look-in: [AMD KILLED Intel's 290K Dreams w/ R9 9950X3D2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7SyrDPbKls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7SyrDPbKls)
- stingraycharles 7mo agoI like this theory more, perhaps it’s both.