Intel is partly responsible for the success of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D
In a small meeting with press representatives, AMD made an astonishing statement about the high sales figures of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. The processor is therefore not only so popular because of its performance.
Intel as AMD’s guarantee of success
CES 2025 ends today. From Nvidia’s presentation of the new GeForce RTX 5000 series to the announcement of HDMI 2.2 or the presentation of new solar roof tiles, there was already a lot to report from the trade fair. AMD also delivered.
The company introduced its new RDNA4 graphics cards and showed the world its two latest CPUs with additional 3D V-cache, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D. The two processors, which are primarily intended to appeal to gamers, could lead to improved availability of the extremely popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D. It is still difficult to get, even though the chip was launched on the market several weeks ago. The fact that AMD’s CPU sells so many is also due to Intel.
Lack of competition
At least that’s what AMD manager Frank Azor now claimed Toms’ Hardware. In a small group he spoke about Intel’s role in the success of the 9800X3D.
We knew we had built a great component. We didn’t know the competitor [Intel] built a terrible component. So demand was a little higher than we had forecast. Frank Azor-AMD
The manager is alluding to the disappointing release of Intel’s Arrow Lake. The new processor generation from Team Blue is significantly more efficient than Raptor Lake, for example, but the performance leaves something to be desired in many areas. It was therefore announced that they wanted to get more out of the chips in the future with the help of patches. Recently, however, a corresponding BIOS update made some systems even slower instead of faster.
Production is increased
As a result, according to Azor’s logic, significantly more customers have decided on a Ryzen 7 9800X3D. In response, production of X3D components has already been increased, says David McAfee from AMD. Significantly more parts are now being manufactured than originally planned.
However, since the entire process takes around 13 weeks, the goods arrive at customers with some delay. However, the situation on the market should ease in the next few weeks. If Intel doesn’t do something about it soon, the trend from last year is likely to continue.
AMD was able to overtake its competitor in data center CPU sales for the first time. Team Red also caught up strongly in all other areas. In the long run, the lack of competition is unlikely to be a positive thing, at least not for end customers.
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