Hey there, my tech-loving friends! It’s your buddy Nuked here, ready to dive into some juicy news from the world of processors. Buckle up, because we’re about to chat about AMD’s latest and greatest—or maybe not so great—chips!

So, it seems like someone at AMD might have tripped over their own shoelaces. The unannounced Ryzen 9000X3D desktop processors have leaked out, and the news isn’t exactly groundbreaking. Much like Intel’s Arrow Lake chips, these new Ryzen models don’t appear to offer a significant boost in performance compared to what we’ve already got.

This is particularly disappointing since AMD’s Ryzen 9000 series didn’t exactly win any popularity contests. According to some slides from an MSI presentation that found their way to the internet (thanks, HardwareLuxx!), the new eight-core 9000X3D could show decent multicore performance—up to 28 percent better than the Ryzen 7 7900X3D in Cinebench R23. But hold your horses! In gaming scenarios like Black Myth: Wukong and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, we’re looking at gains as minimal as 2 percent.

When compared to the regular Ryzen 9000 series, the performance of the X3D chips seems almost identical, which isn’t exactly exciting news. MSI did mention that “Performance is expected to be better on PR samples and retail chips,” but that’s a bit like saying your pizza will taste better when it’s fresh out of the oven—no kidding!

Interestingly, at the same CPU frequency, MSI suggests that the performance of the Ryzen 9000X3D is pretty much on par with its non-X3D counterparts. Now, there’s some mystery swirling around this leak; it’s unclear if HardwareLuxx accidentally spilled the beans or if MSI was just having a little fun by mixing AMD chips into a presentation largely focused on Intel’s new Core Ultra 200S. The plot thickens!

And just for a little extra drama, it looks like MSI’s discussion about Intel was under wraps until October 10th. So, who knows what’s really going on behind closed doors? Stay tuned for more updates because this tech saga is far from over!