Asus China's GM Tony Yu has shown (via Wccftech) the 9800X3D reaching a whopping 6.9 GHz at just over 100 W and achieving—at points—over 1,000 fps in CS2 and Valorant at max settings. That's 1080p, of course, but these are esports titles and we like our frames more than our pixels for competitive gaming.

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.

It's a sad, but familiar, story, as in the US (and UK) you can't get the Ryzen 7 9800X3D anywhere - though German retailers appear to have stock.

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor is AMDs latest CPU release, but where can you pick one up, and are they in stock?

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

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D overclockers have already pushed the new best gaming CPU to 7.2 GHz and achieved 1400 FPS in Counter-Strike 2.

AMD's new Ryzen 7 9800X3D is in extremely high demand, to the point where it is virtually impossible to buy the CPU right now. Scalpers are taking advantage of the "crisis" charging up to $1,000 for the CPU on eBay.