Newegg lists 9950X3D2 bundle $2,899
- Newegg listed a $2,899.99 AMD bundle on April 27 built around the new Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, with an Asus ROG board, 64GB RAM and 4TB SSD. - The priciest combo pairs the $899 Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with an Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial, G.Skill DDR5-6000 and Samsung 990 Pro 4TB. - The older 9950X3D fell to $573.99, undercutting AMD’s new $899 flagship by $325.01 (videocardz.com)
Newegg is listing a $2,899.99 parts bundle built around AMD’s new Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, a 16-core desktop chip that debuted at $899. (newegg.com) (amd.com) That top bundle includes an Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial motherboard, 64GB of G.Skill DDR5-6000 memory, and a Samsung 990 Pro 4TB solid-state drive. Newegg lists the package at $4,083.97 before discounts and $2,899.99 after, for $1,183.98 in combo savings. (newegg.com) Newegg is also listing a cheaper $2,299.99 version with an MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi board, the same 64GB G.Skill kit, and the same Samsung 990 Pro 4TB drive. That bundle is marked down from $3,300.97, a savings of $1,000.98. (newegg.com) (thefpsreview.com) The 9950X3D2 is AMD’s “Dual Edition” version of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. AMD says it is the first processor with its 3D V-Cache stacked on both chiplets, instead of one, and pitches it at developers and creators as well as gamers. (amd.com) That design change comes with a higher power ceiling. VideoCardz reports the 9950X3D2 keeps the same 16-core, 32-thread layout as the older chip, but raises total cache to 208MB and thermal design power to 200 watts. (videocardz.com) At the same time, the older Ryzen 9 9950X3D has dropped to $573.99, according to VideoCardz, versus the 9950X3D2’s $899 list price. That leaves a $325.01 gap between the two 16-core chips. (videocardz.com) (newegg.com) AMD’s original Ryzen 9 9950X3D launched at a $699 suggested price in January 2025, according to TechPowerUp. At $573.99, the older model is now selling below launch price while Newegg’s bundles are being used to move the new flagship with higher-end boards and storage. (techpowerup.com) (newegg.com) Early coverage has framed the choice pretty simply: pay for the 9950X3D2 if you want AMD’s newest dual-cache design in a full platform bundle, or buy the discounted 9950X3D if the CPU alone is the priority. As of April 27, Newegg is clearly pushing the first option through combo pricing rather than a cut to the chip’s $899 sticker. (thefpsreview.com) (videocardz.com) (newegg.com)
