CPU HIERARCHY

Every current desktop CPU worth considering, ranked two ways. Gaming Performance is measured in Cyberpunk 2077 at a CPU-limited resolution with the Ryzen 7 7800X3D as the 100% mark. Workstation Performance uses PassMark's multi-core CPU Mark, also with the Ryzen 7 7800X3D as the 100% mark. Magenta bars are current models, cyan bars are discontinued. Figures are from independent benchmarks and will shift a few percent between games, drivers and memory speeds, so treat them as a guide, not a promise.

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Gaming Performance

Current ModelsDiscontinued ModelsRyzen 7 7800X3D = 100%
  1. 1
    AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 5.6 GHz | Approx $750
    120%Click to compare against this
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    AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 5.2 GHz | Approx $600
    116%Click to compare against this
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    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D16 Core | 32 Thread | Up to 5.7 GHz | Approx $940
    113%Click to compare against this
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  4. 4
    AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D12 Core | 24 Thread | Up to 5.5 GHz | Approx $890
    111%Click to compare against this
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  5. 5
    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 5.0 GHz | Approx $510
    100%Click to compare against this
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  6. 27
    AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D16 Core | 32 Thread | Up to 5.7 GHz | Discontinued
    98%Click to compare against this
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  7. 28
    AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D12 Core | 24 Thread | Up to 5.6 GHz | Discontinued
    96%Click to compare against this
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  8. 6
    AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 4.5 GHz | Approx $440
    91%Click to compare against this
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  9. 7
    Intel Core i9 14900K24 Core | 32 Thread | Up to 6.0 GHz | Approx $740
    87%Click to compare against this
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  10. 8
    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X16 Core | 32 Thread | Up to 5.7 GHz | Approx $890
    86%Click to compare against this
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  11. 9
    AMD Ryzen 7 9700X8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 5.5 GHz | Approx $470
    85%Click to compare against this
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  12. 10
    AMD Ryzen 5 9600X6 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 5.4 GHz | Approx $350
    83%Click to compare against this
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  13. 11
    Intel Core i7 14700K20 Core | 28 Thread | Up to 5.6 GHz | Approx $600
    83%Click to compare against this
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  14. 12
    Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus24 Core | 24 Thread | Up to 5.5 GHz | Approx $520
    83%Click to compare against this
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  15. 13
    Intel Core Ultra 9 285K24 Core | 24 Thread | Up to 5.7 GHz | Approx $1,000
    81%Click to compare against this
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  16. 29
    Intel Core i7 12700K12 Core | 20 Thread | Up to 5.0 GHz | Discontinued
    81%Click to compare against this
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  17. 30
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 4.5 GHz | Discontinued
    80%Click to compare against this
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  18. 14
    AMD Ryzen 5 9500F6 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 5.0 GHz | Approx $250
    80%Click to compare against this
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  19. 31
    Intel Core Ultra 7 265K20 Core | 20 Thread | Up to 5.5 GHz | Discontinued
    78%Click to compare against this
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  20. 32
    Intel Core i5 12600K10 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 4.9 GHz | Discontinued
    73%Click to compare against this
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  21. 33
    Intel Core i5 14600K14 Core | 20 Thread | Up to 5.3 GHz | Discontinued
    72%Click to compare against this
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  22. 15
    Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus18 Core | 18 Thread | Up to 5.3 GHz | Approx $350
    66%Click to compare against this
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  23. 16
    Intel Core Ultra 5 245K14 Core | 14 Thread | Up to 5.2 GHz | Approx $330
    65%Click to compare against this
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  24. 17
    Intel Core Ultra 5 22510 Core | 10 Thread | Up to 4.9 GHz | Approx $290
    64%Click to compare against this
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  25. 18
    AMD Ryzen 7 77008 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 5.3 GHz | Approx $460
    63%Click to compare against this
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  26. 19
    AMD Ryzen 5 76006 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 5.1 GHz | Approx $290
    59%Click to compare against this
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  27. 20
    AMD Ryzen 5 7500F6 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 5.0 GHz | Approx $240
    59%Click to compare against this
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    AMD Ryzen 9 5950X16 Core | 32 Thread | Up to 4.9 GHz | Approx $580
    56%Click to compare against this
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    Intel Core i5 14400F10 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 4.7 GHz | Approx $260
    54%Click to compare against this
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    AMD Ryzen 7 5800X8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 4.7 GHz | Approx $350
    54%Click to compare against this
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  31. 24
    Intel Core i5 12400F6 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 4.4 GHz | Approx $210
    52%Click to compare against this
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    AMD Ryzen 5 56006 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 4.4 GHz | Approx $190
    50%Click to compare against this
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  33. 26
    AMD Ryzen 5 55006 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 4.2 GHz | Approx $140
    38%Click to compare against this
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Workstation Performance

Current ModelsDiscontinued ModelsRyzen 7 7800X3D = 100%
  1. 1
    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D16 Core | 32 Thread | Up to 5.7 GHz | Approx $940
    205%Click to compare against this
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  2. 2
    Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus24 Core | 24 Thread | Up to 5.5 GHz | Approx $520
    200%Click to compare against this
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  3. 3
    Intel Core Ultra 9 285K24 Core | 24 Thread | Up to 5.7 GHz | Approx $1,000
    196%Click to compare against this
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  4. 4
    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X16 Core | 32 Thread | Up to 5.7 GHz | Approx $890
    192%Click to compare against this
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  5. 27
    AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D16 Core | 32 Thread | Up to 5.7 GHz | Discontinued
    182%Click to compare against this
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  6. 28
    Intel Core Ultra 7 265K20 Core | 20 Thread | Up to 5.5 GHz | Discontinued
    171%Click to compare against this
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  7. 5
    Intel Core i9 14900K24 Core | 32 Thread | Up to 6.0 GHz | Approx $740
    170%Click to compare against this
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  8. 6
    AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D12 Core | 24 Thread | Up to 5.5 GHz | Approx $890
    163%Click to compare against this
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  9. 7
    Intel Core i7 14700K20 Core | 28 Thread | Up to 5.6 GHz | Approx $600
    152%Click to compare against this
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  10. 8
    Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus18 Core | 18 Thread | Up to 5.3 GHz | Approx $350
    150%Click to compare against this
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  11. 29
    AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D12 Core | 24 Thread | Up to 5.6 GHz | Discontinued
    146%Click to compare against this
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  12. 9
    AMD Ryzen 9 5950X16 Core | 32 Thread | Up to 4.9 GHz | Approx $580
    132%Click to compare against this
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  13. 10
    Intel Core Ultra 5 245K14 Core | 14 Thread | Up to 5.2 GHz | Approx $330
    125%Click to compare against this
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  14. 11
    AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 5.6 GHz | Approx $750
    120%Click to compare against this
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  15. 12
    AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 5.2 GHz | Approx $600
    116%Click to compare against this
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  16. 30
    Intel Core i5 14600K14 Core | 20 Thread | Up to 5.3 GHz | Discontinued
    112%Click to compare against this
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  17. 13
    AMD Ryzen 7 9700X8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 5.5 GHz | Approx $470
    108%Click to compare against this
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  18. 14
    AMD Ryzen 7 77008 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 5.3 GHz | Approx $460
    100%Click to compare against this
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  19. 15
    AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 5.0 GHz | Approx $510
    100%Click to compare against this
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  20. 31
    Intel Core i7 12700K12 Core | 20 Thread | Up to 5.0 GHz | Discontinued
    100%Click to compare against this
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  21. 16
    AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 4.5 GHz | Approx $440
    96%Click to compare against this
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  22. 17
    Intel Core Ultra 5 22510 Core | 10 Thread | Up to 4.9 GHz | Approx $290
    88%Click to compare against this
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  23. 18
    AMD Ryzen 5 9600X6 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 5.4 GHz | Approx $350
    88%Click to compare against this
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  24. 32
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 4.5 GHz | Discontinued
    83%Click to compare against this
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  25. 19
    AMD Ryzen 5 9500F6 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 5.0 GHz | Approx $250
    82%Click to compare against this
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  26. 20
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800X8 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 4.7 GHz | Approx $350
    81%Click to compare against this
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  27. 33
    Intel Core i5 12600K10 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 4.9 GHz | Discontinued
    80%Click to compare against this
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  28. 21
    AMD Ryzen 5 76006 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 5.1 GHz | Approx $290
    79%Click to compare against this
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  29. 22
    AMD Ryzen 5 7500F6 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 5.0 GHz | Approx $240
    77%Click to compare against this
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  30. 23
    Intel Core i5 14400F10 Core | 16 Thread | Up to 4.7 GHz | Approx $260
    73%Click to compare against this
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  31. 24
    AMD Ryzen 5 56006 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 4.4 GHz | Approx $190
    63%Click to compare against this
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  32. 25
    AMD Ryzen 5 55006 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 4.2 GHz | Approx $140
    56%Click to compare against this
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  33. 26
    Intel Core i5 12400F6 Core | 12 Thread | Up to 4.4 GHz | Approx $210
    55%Click to compare against this
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