AMD rumored with new Ryzen 9000 CPU: 16C/32T, 200W TDP, huge 192MB L3 cache, dual X3D cache

AMD is reportedly cooking up new Ryzen 9000 series CPUs: new 16C/32T chip with 200W TDP, 192MB L3 cache with rumored new dual X3D dies in the oven.

AMD rumored with new Ryzen 9000 CPU: 16C/32T, 200W TDP, huge 192MB L3 cache, dual X3D cache
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TL;DR: AMD is developing new Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs featuring a 16-core, 32-thread design with a 200W TDP and an unprecedented 192MB L3 cache, potentially using dual 3D V-Cache dies. This flagship processor aims to deliver significant performance gains, possibly debuting around CES 2026.

AMD is reportedly cooking up two new Ryzen 9000 series "Zen 5" CPUs with higher TDPs and massive injection of L3 cache, according to new leaks.

In a new post on X by leaker @chi11eddog, we're hearing that AMD is working on new Granite Ridge (Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs) with a 16-core, 32-thread CPU with 200W TDP and a huge 192MB of L3 cache, meaning we might be seeing dual X3D cache on a new flagship CPU.

AMD's current flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9950X processors both have 16C/32T but TDPs of 170W, so this new 16C/32T + 200W TDP + 192MB cache chip has 30W more available to it, and 64MB more L3 cache. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D features 128MB of cache in total, while this new CPU has a huge 192MB of cache.

This is probably from the use of the dual CCD layout (8C/16T per CCD = 16C/32T total with dual CCDs) with each CCD featuring 32MB of standard L3 cache + 64MB of 3D V-Cache. However, on the 9950X3D, it has 32MB + 32MB cache from each CCD, but uses only one of the CCDs 3D V-Cache which contains 64MB cache on its own. 32MB + 32MB + 64MB = 128MB total (9950X3D) whereas 32MB + 32MB + 64MB + 64MB = 192MB total (new CPU).

It looks like AMD is at least pondering the use of dual 3D V-Cache dies being used on a CPU, and whether that CPU ever hits the market. AMD has previously said that a CPU like this would be expensive to make, which is why they haven't released a monster chip like this, but maybe that time is getting close... a possible CES 2026 reveal, perhaps?

What would it be called? The Ryzen 9 9999X3D sounds kinda cool.