As was already said, I think they may release the 9800X3D earlier as it's the chip that will sell the best, and so far, the Ryzen 9000 series is selling much worse than expected. Even though these CPUs are good, most potential users are disappointed as they were expecting something better. Gamers wait for the X3D series, and if AMD won't make a move soon, then many of them will go the Intel way. The new AMD motherboards are also good, but the same, are not expected to sell well because they're about the same as the older gen. Those who already have B650/X670 probably won't see the point of the "upgrade". On the other hand, those who have earlier AMD motherboards and ARL convinces them will also get new Intel motherboards that will bring more new things like CUDIMM support, that probably barely anyone will use, but well, it's new and "future-proof" for many. So, new motherboards can be another reason why people move to Intel.
I'm not sure if marketing is so much better in pushing lies or if people are dumber in general, but for years, for gaming, CPUs don't matter much as long as in use is something quite modern with enough cores (typically everything with 6+ cores). Still, many people jump onto every new CPU generation as if it were a game changer. The only exception is a few titles people play at low display resolution for 300+ FPS. We were talking about it so many times that for many OCF members it's already obvious.
I assume that Intel will release its KS chip(s?) just after the whole X3D line is in stores. They do that each generation. Releasing the 9800X3D earlier will be a surprising move from the AMD's side, but also, for once, it will be reasonable. They usually release graphics cards or CPUs before Nvidia or Intel. Intel makes mistakes more often and has difficulty beating Ryzen, but Nvidia generally beats AMD each time. If AMD really releases the 9800X3D sometime soon, it will prove that AMD is afraid of ARL.
I'm not sure if marketing is so much better in pushing lies or if people are dumber in general, but for years, for gaming, CPUs don't matter much as long as in use is something quite modern with enough cores (typically everything with 6+ cores). Still, many people jump onto every new CPU generation as if it were a game changer. The only exception is a few titles people play at low display resolution for 300+ FPS. We were talking about it so many times that for many OCF members it's already obvious.
I assume that Intel will release its KS chip(s?) just after the whole X3D line is in stores. They do that each generation. Releasing the 9800X3D earlier will be a surprising move from the AMD's side, but also, for once, it will be reasonable. They usually release graphics cards or CPUs before Nvidia or Intel. Intel makes mistakes more often and has difficulty beating Ryzen, but Nvidia generally beats AMD each time. If AMD really releases the 9800X3D sometime soon, it will prove that AMD is afraid of ARL.
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