9950X3D2 Dual Edition reviews are starting to pop up. Performance is about what was expected (On par with an original 9950X3D, get a 9800 for pure gaming). I feel like this is AMD's last hurrah for Zen 5; while I am sure they will launch more binned CPUs, they have hit the limit for their 8 core CCD and weak memory controller. Intel's 270K+ is more that adequate for gaming, is much better priced, and generally beats AMD in multi-core workloads. By year's end, Intel should be launching their 52 core flagship with it's own 3Dv-cache (albeit with a 3 types of cores - high performance, efficiency, and low-power). It is as if the positions are reversed from the early Zen 1-3 days where AMD had better pricing, multi-core, and decent gaming versus the stale market leader in Intel.
