AMD Zen 6 X3D CPUs May Rock Up To 288MB Of Cache To Battle Nova Lake

AMD's next-generation Zen 6 processor with 3D V-Cache may kick things up in a big way to compete with Intel's upcoming Nova Lake chips. How so? According to a popular leaker on X, AMD will offer single CCD (core complex die) variants with up to 144MB of L3 cache, and dual CCD models with up to a whopping 288MB of L3 cache. To put those capacities into perspective, AMD's flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D sports 128MB of L3 cache, 64MB of which is 3D V-Cache.

It was previously rumored that AMD's Zen 6 X3D models would feature up to 96MB of 3D V-Cache, giving the next-gen chips a 50% increase over the top Zen 5 X3D models. That alone would be significant, but combined with whatever architectural improvements are on tap with Zen 6, AMD's next-gen Ryzen X3D chips could deliver a massive performance jump for ...