AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D Impact Of The 3D V-Cache Optimizer Linux Driver
Out of around 200 benchmarks carried out on the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D with the 3D V-Cache Optimizer driver testing, switching over to the cache mode increased the performance overall by about 2%... But the geo mean doesn't mean too much in this case but more impactful is the difference in affected workloads. Here's the side-by-side for the frequency vs. cache difference for the AMD 3D V-Cache Optimzier with the Ryzen 9 9900X3D on Ubuntu 25.04 beta for the performance tests with a measurable difference:
Hopefully this reference data was useful if you've been debating whether to toggle the amd_x3d_mode on modern Linux distributions or even if you are still on the fence over upgrading to a new AMD Ryzen 3D V-Cache (X3D) processor.
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