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Thursday, October 1, 2026

90/100: amd ryzen 9 9950x3d2 dual edition

Today: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition Stacks 3D V-Cache on Both — 90/100 from Kai.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
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Thursday, October 1
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition Stacks 3D V-Cache on Both CCDs, Closing the Gaming-Plus-Productivity Gap for $1,199
▲ Kai
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition: 16-core Zen 5 with 3D V-Cache on both CCDs, 5.7GHz max boost, AM5 socket, $1,199 MSRP. Best dual-workload desktop CPU.
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90
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Kai · SUPERB
82
ChatGPT Images 2.0 Put Native Reasoning Inside the Image Model and Took Image Arena by +242
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Kai · SUPERB
81
OPPO Find X9 Ultra Takes the Camera-Phone Crown With Dual 200 MP Hasselblad Sensors and a 1-Inch Main
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Kai · SUPERB
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