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CPU Tier List

Desktop processors ranked by gaming performance. Updated May 2026.

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#1
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
AM5 AMD
250 Score
$699
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#2
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
AM5 AMD
245 Score
$479
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#3
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
LGA1851 Intel
235 Score
$589
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#4
Intel Core i9-14900K
LGA1700 Intel
220 Score
$540
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#5
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
AM5 AMD
215 Score
$530
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#6
Intel Core i9-13900K
LGA1700 Intel
210 Score
$480
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#7
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
AM5 AMD
210 Score
$380
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#8
Intel Core i7-14700K
LGA1700 Intel
195 Score
$399
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#9
Intel Core i7-13700K
LGA1700 Intel
185 Score
$349
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#10
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
LGA1851 Intel
170 Score
$299
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#11
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
AM5 AMD
165 Score
$279
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#12
Intel Core i5-14600K
LGA1700 Intel
160 Score
$319
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#13
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
AM4 AMD
150 Score
$290
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#14
Intel Core i5-13600K
LGA1700 Intel
145 Score
$280
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#15
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
AM4 AMD
140 Score
$399
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#16
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
AM4 AMD
135 Score
$299
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#17
Intel Core i7-12700K
LGA1700 Intel
130 Score
$240
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#18
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
AM5 AMD
125 Score
$210
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#19
Intel Core i5-12600K
LGA1700 Intel
120 Score
$180
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#20
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
AM4 AMD
110 Score
$165
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#21
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AM4 AMD
95 Score
$140
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#22
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AM4 AMD
90 Score
$110
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#23
Intel Core i5-12400F
LGA1700 Intel
85 Score
$130
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#24
Intel Core i5-11400F
LGA1200 Intel
75 Score
$110
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#25
Intel Core i5-10400F
LGA1200 Intel
65 Score
$95
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#26
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AM4 AMD
60 Score
$85
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#27
Intel Core i3-13100F
LGA1700 Intel
55 Score
$105
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#28
Intel Core i3-12100F
LGA1700 Intel
50 Score
$90
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#29
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
AM4 AMD
40 Score
$75
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#30
Intel Core i3-10100F
LGA1200 Intel
35 Score
$70
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