AMD has dominated PC gaming CPU performance for more than two years. Its X3D chips have provided a boost that Intel has been unable to match, and its new $479 Ryzen 7 9800X3D goes a step further to not only improve gaming performance but also day-to-day tasks and creative workloads.

Rumors suggest AMD is planning a new Threadripper CPU with the 3D V-Cache technology that's helped it dominate the high-end gaming market.

Now, AMD introduces a newly evolved version of its 3D V-Cache technology, targeted mainly at PC gamers and showing up first in the Ryzen 7 9800X3D ($479) desktop CPU. This processor features a robust secondary on-die component with 64MB of cache,

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D was available to purchase for a short time, but it's already sold out at most online retailers.