How surprising. A new high-end processor is more powerful than old ones.<br>I would be much more concerned if it was NOT the fastest.,(reply>), Ryzen 5800X3D has a lower frequency than Ryzen 5800X, so apps that mostly rely on CPU frequency and don't use huge cache will work slower, hence the reason it does worse than 5800X on Blender and Cinebench.<br>However, due to its huge 96 MB of cache it beats the 12900KS when the huge cache starts playing a role in it. It also consumes less than the 5800X. At least give to GamersNexus' benchmarks.<br>Even though it cannot be overclocked it is pretty pog for its price.,(reply>), You mean another 11900k moment?,(reply>), It's noteworthy because it's not an architectural change, it's the same one released about 2 years ago. Just the cache is different and that has made this much difference. It makes me really interested to see how good the next gen will be once they know more about this new tech,(reply>), Well, that happened :^)