AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU Review & Benchmarks | Gaming, Power, & Thermals, ft. DDR5-4800

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Sponsor: Arctic Freezer 36 Air Cooler on Amazon https://geni.us/5VdU1 This benchmark of AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU tests gaming performance, compares it against the best gaming CPUs out right now (like the 9800X3D, 9950X3D, and 7800X3D), and tests for power consumption, thermals, and frequency. We also tested the 9850X3D with some of the worst memory available: A DDR5-4800 kit from the release of DDR5, featuring a brand that gave up on consumers, Crucial via Micron. It's like some sort of weird microcosm for the time or something. X3D can make-up for awful RAM in ways that lower cache CPUs can't, which isn't really a great selling point but somehow becomes one at a time when DRAM manufacturers are screwing consumers with nearly daily price increases. The 9850X3D official release date is January 29, 2026, with reviews going up the 28th. MSRP is $500 at launch. The 9800X3D and 7800X3D are cheaper. The best way to support our work is through our store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D on Amazon (when it launches): https://geni.us/Z7afY AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on Amazon: https://geni.us/rpdfM Intel 265K on Amazon: https://geni.us/ujsRHc Intel 285K on Amazon: https://geni.us/DDCdyHN AMD 7800X3D on Amazon: https://geni.us/GmPRmAQ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU Review 03:31 - R7 9850X3D Specs vs 9800X3D 05:14 - Frequency Validation: All-Core 06:11 - Frequency Validation: Single-Thread 07:03 - Voltage Comparison: All-Core 9850X3D vs 9800X3D 07:25 - Voltage Comparison: Single-Thread 07:49 - Thermal Benchmark: 9850X3D vs 9800X3D 08:51 - Power Consumption: 9850X3D vs 9800X3D Peak Load 09:36 - Baldur's Gate 3 9850X3D Gaming Performance 10:49 - The Outer Worlds 2 - 1080p Best Gaming CPUs 12:06 - The Outer Worlds 2 - 1440p Gaming CPUs 12:22 - Stellaris CPU Benchmarks 13:19 - Kingdom Come Deliverance II - 1080p 14:17 - Kingdom Come Deliverance II - 1440p 14:45 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Top Gaming CPUs 15:28 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 1080p Medium 16:11 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 1080p High 16:28 - F1 25 Best Gaming CPUs 2026 17:02 - FFXIV Dawntrail Benchmarks Intel vs AMD 17:31 - Starfield CPU Comparison 18:02 - 7-Zip Compression Benchmarks AMD 9850X3D 18:47 - 7-Zip Decompression Benchmark R7 9850X3D 19:07 - Blender Benchmark Ryzen 9850X3D 19:33 - Adobe Photoshop CPU Comparison 2026 19:54 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements Steve Burke: Test Lead, Writing, Host Patrick Lathan: Testing Mike Gaglione: Testing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera Tim Phetdara: Editing