A new leaked PassMark benchmark has revealed what appears to be AMD’s next 3D V-Cache processor, the Ryzen 7 9700X3D, a new CPU to refresh the company’s mid-range gaming lineup. The listing shows it is an eight-core, 16-thread Zen 5 CPU with 96 MB of L3 cache and a boost clock of up to 5.8 GHz, however, that figure is likely from early testing or overclocked conditions. The 9700X3D scored 4,687 points in single-threaded and 40,438 points in multithreaded benchmarks. That’s about 1-5% ahead of the existing Ryzen 7 9800X3D. With the Ryzen 7 9700X3D, AMD might follow the same path as the 5700X3D, offering slightly lower clocks and price while maintaining strong gaming performance. This might allow AMD to phase out the 9800X3D in favor of a more cost-effective SKU for the mainstream market. Current rumors suggest it will feature a 120 W TDP, targeting the same $400-$450 range as its predecessor.

It’s also rumored, as we reported earlier, that AMD is developing a higher-end Ryzen 7 9850X3D (120 W, 8 cores, 16 threads, 96 MB L3 cache, 5.6 GHz / 4.7 GHz), a Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (200 W, 16 cores, 32 threads, 192 MB L3 cache, 5.6 GHz / 4.3 GHz), and an entry-level Ryzen 5 7500X3D (65 W, 6 cores, 12 threads, 96 MB L3 cache). With CES 2026 just two months away, we can expect AMD to release some of these now-rumored CPUs there, if not all four of them.