Best Bang for Your Buck

Find the best value processors by comparing benchmark scores against market prices

Performance Score vs. Price (USD)

Scatter Analysis - Higher & Left is better value

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Detailed Rankings

1305 CPUs
Rank CPU Model Cores/Threads Clock (GHz) Perf. Score Price Value (pts/$)
#1
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
Best Value
6C / 12T 3.6 26,161 $125
209.3
#2
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
20C / 20T 3.9 79,240 $379
209.1
#3
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
20C / 20T 3.9 79,102 $394
200.8
#4
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
14C / 14T 3.4 50,598 $257
196.9
#5
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 2.6 43,861 $232
189.1
#6
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
14C / 14T 4.2 55,421 $294
188.5
#7
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
20C / 28T 3.4 70,104 $384
182.6
#8
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 2.7 45,594 $255
178.8
#9
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
14C / 14T 3.5 48,107 $270
178.2
#10
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 2.7 44,276 $255
173.6
#11
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
14C / 14T 4.2 55,304 $319
173.4
#12
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
20C / 28T 3.4 70,074 $409
171.3
#13
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
4C / 8T 3.5 18,574 $109
170.4
#14
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
12C / 24T 3.4 67,008 $399
167.9
#15
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 3.5 49,367 $294
167.9
#16
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
20C / 20T 2.4 62,876 $379
165.9
#17
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
10C / 16T 2.5 32,508 $196
165.9
#18
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
10C / 10T 3.3 38,305 $231
165.8
#19
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
6C / 12T 3.9 39,383 $239
164.8
#20
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
20C / 20T 2.4 64,112 $394
162.7
#21
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
16C / 32T 4.3 95,820 $589
162.7
#22
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
4C / 8T 3.4 17,665 $109
162.1
#23
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
14C / 14T 2.2 39,995 $247
161.9
#24
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
10C / 16T 2.5 35,336 $221
159.9
#25
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
4C / 8T 3.8 15,815 $99
159.7
#26
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
24C / 24T 3.7 93,672 $589
159.0
#27
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
20C / 28T 2.1 59,621 $384
155.3
#28
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
4C / 8T 3.8 23,075 $149
154.9
#29
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 3.5 49,166 $319
154.1
#30
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
10C / 10T 3.3 37,831 $246
153.8
#31
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
8C / 16T 3.7 27,220 $179
152.1
#32
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
6C / 12T 3.8 34,599 $229
151.1
#33
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
12C / 24T 3.7 64,756 $429
150.9
#34
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
8C / 16T 3.8 49,595 $329
150.7
#35
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
20C / 28T 2.1 54,097 $359
150.7
#36
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
4C / 8T 3.5 20,054 $134
149.7
#37
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.6 20,740 $140
148.1
#38
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
6C / 12T 4.2 25,064 $170
147.4
#39
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
16C / 32T 3.3 50,738 $349
145.4
#40
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
16C / 32T 4.3 100,819 $699
144.2
#41
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
14C / 14T 2.2 38,922 $270
144.2
#42
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
16C / 24T 2.1 63,348 $441
143.6
#43
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.6 18,471 $129
143.2
#44
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
6C / 12T 3.7 32,708 $229
142.8
#45
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 2.5 34,175 $242
141.2
#46
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 3.2 79,245 $564
140.5
#47
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
6C / 12T 3.7 24,993 $179
139.6
#48
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
4C / 8T 3.3 13,516 $97
139.3
#49
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
16C / 32T 3.0 76,433 $549
139.2
#50
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
8C / 16T 3.8 45,586 $329
138.6
#51
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 1.80 35,256 $255
138.3
#52
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
16C / 32T 4.5 96,263 $699
137.7
#53
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
4C / 8T 3.4 18,347 $134
136.9
#54
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 3.2 79,824 $589
135.5
#55
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
4C / 8T 3.2 16,905 $125
135.2
#56
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
14C / 20T 2.6 38,324 $284
134.9
#57
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
4C / 8T 2.7 17,636 $134
131.6
#58
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.6 20,875 $159
131.3
#59
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 1.80 33,377 $255
130.9
#60
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
24C / 24T 2.5 75,400 $579
130.2
#61
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Intel • Intel Socket 1200
4C / 8T 3.7 12,631 $97
130.2
#62
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 3.2 89,701 $689
130.2
#63
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 3.5 38,028 $294
129.3
#64
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
10C / 16T 1.50 28,537 $221
129.1
#65
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
10C / 16T 2.5 25,236 $196
128.8
#66
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 1.60 29,158 $232
125.7
#67
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
16C / 32T 4.2 86,371 $699
123.6
#68
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Intel • Intel Socket 1200
6C / 12T 2.7 23,721 $192
123.5
#69
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
16C / 24T 3.4 47,334 $384
123.3
#70
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
8C / 16T 3.8 40,468 $329
123.0
#71
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
6C / 12T 3.3 28,654 $233
123.0
#72
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 1.70 28,377 $232
122.3
#73
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
8C / 16T 4.1 33,003 $270
122.2
#74
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 2.00 66,508 $549
121.1
#75
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
20C / 20T 1.50 46,468 $384
121.0
#76
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
10C / 16T 2.5 28,173 $235
119.9
#77
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
8C / 16T 3.8 29,774 $249
119.6
#78
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 2.00 65,606 $549
119.5
#79
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
14C / 20T 3.5 38,085 $319
119.4
#80
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
20C / 28T 2.1 50,827 $428
118.8
#81
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
8C / 16T 4.5 47,131 $399
118.1
#82
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
12C / 16T 2.5 33,402 $284
117.6
#83
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
10C / 16T 2.5 25,978 $221
117.5
#84
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
12C / 24T 3.7 50,097 $429
116.8
#85
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
6C / 12T 3.8 26,617 $229
116.2
#86
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 2.00 60,754 $524
115.9
#87
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
16C / 24T 3.4 47,282 $409
115.6
#88
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Intel • Intel Socket 1200
6C / 12T 2.8 24,559 $213
115.3
#89
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
2C / 4T 3.7 8,514 $74
115.1
#90
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
6C / 12T 3.5 20,425 $179
114.1
#91
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.7 17,489 $154
113.6
#92
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
12C / 24T 4.4 67,822 $599
113.2
#93
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 1.10 61,729 $549
112.4
#94
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.3 25,365 $229
110.8
#95
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
6C / 12T 2.5 19,221 $174
110.5
#96
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
20C / 28T 1.30 42,338 $384
110.3
#97
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Intel • Intel Socket 1200
4C / 8T 3.7 13,430 $122
110.1
#98
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 3.0 61,749 $564
109.5
#99
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Intel • Intel Socket 1200
6C / 12T 2.6 17,181 $157
109.4
#100
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.5 21,765 $199
109.4
#101
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
12C / 24T 4.4 54,450 $499
109.1
#102
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
16C / 24T 2.1 39,095 $359
108.9
#103
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
16C / 32T 4.3 70,420 $649
108.5
#104
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
2C / 2T 3.4 5,561 $52
107.0
#105
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
10C / 16T 2.4 34,669 $326
106.3
#106
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 3.0 62,314 $589
105.8
#107
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
4C / 8T 3.4 18,570 $176
105.5
#108
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
10C / 16T 3.7 27,827 $264
105.4
#109
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
6C / 12T 4.3 24,089 $229
105.2
#110
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
4C / 8T 3.3 12,682 $122
104.0
#111
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
16C / 24T 2.1 39,857 $384
103.8
#112
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Intel • Intel Socket 1200
2C / 4T 4.1 6,600 $64
103.1
#113
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
16C / 32T 4.3 71,660 $699
102.5
#114
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 1.10 55,778 $549
101.6
#115
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
6C / 12T 3.9 28,246 $279
101.2
#116
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Intel • Intel BGA 1744
12C / 16T 2.8 31,305 $311
100.7
#117
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
8C / 16T 3.8 36,029 $359
100.4
#118
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
6C / 12T 2.5 19,850 $199
99.8
#119
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Intel • Intel Socket 1200
6C / 12T 2.6 18,150 $182
99.7
#120
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
16C / 24T 2.1 42,470 $428
99.2
#121
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
8C / 16T 3.0 24,673 $249
99.1
#122
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 2.00 51,737 $524
98.7
#123
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.4 19,616 $199
98.6
#124
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
6C / 12T 3.0 20,897 $212
98.6
#125
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
12C / 20T 2.1 31,543 $324
97.4
#126
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
10C / 16T 3.7 27,851 $289
96.4
#127
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AMD • AMD Socket SP5
16C / 32T 2.6 69,887 $726
96.3
#128
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
8C / 16T 4.2 31,407 $329
95.5
#129
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
16C / 24T 2.4 47,081 $494
95.3
#130
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
12C / 20T 2.1 33,179 $349
95.1
#131
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
16C / 32T 4.5 65,742 $699
94.1
#132
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
6C / 12T 2.1 20,917 $223
93.8
#133
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
16C / 24T 1.40 35,468 $384
92.4
#134
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
12C / 24T 4.7 50,556 $549
92.1
#135
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
12C / 20T 3.6 35,355 $384
92.1
#136
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
16C / 24T 2.4 47,765 $519
92.0
#137
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
24C / 32T 3.2 63,990 $699
91.5
#138
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
12C / 24T 4.4 54,681 $599
91.3
#139
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.6 18,129 $199
91.1
#140
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
14C / 20T 2.5 29,554 $326
90.7
#141
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
16C / 32T 4.2 62,443 $699
89.3
#142
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
8C / 16T 2.7 37,811 $426
88.8
#143
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AMD • AMD Socket SP6
24C / 48T 2.6 75,582 $855
88.4
#144
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
12C / 24T 3.1 44,039 $499
88.3
#145
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.8 21,960 $249
88.2
#146
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
6C / 12T 4.7 26,272 $299
87.9
#147
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
8C / 16T 3.4 26,214 $299
87.7
#148
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
8C / 12T 2.4 24,842 $284
87.5
#149
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
12C / 20T 3.6 35,684 $409
87.2
#150
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
8C / 16T 3.6 28,631 $329
87.0
#151
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Intel • Intel BGA 2049
14C / 18T 3.6 29,600 $342
86.6
#152
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
6C / 12T 2.9 28,536 $331
86.2
#153
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
8C / 16T 4.5 34,313 $399
86.0
#154
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
12C / 24T 3.8 42,772 $499
85.7
#155
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Intel • Intel Socket 1851
24C / 24T 1.40 46,409 $549
84.5
#156
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Intel • Intel Socket 1200
6C / 12T 3.9 19,740 $237
83.3
#157
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.2 18,158 $219
82.9
#158
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.6 18,970 $229
82.8
#159
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
6C / 12T 4.1 24,605 $299
82.3
#160
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AMD • AMD Socket SP3
8C / 16T 2.8 28,583 $348
82.1
#161
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Intel • Intel BGA 1744
12C / 16T 2.7 28,083 $342
82.1
#162
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AMD • AMD Socket SP6
16C / 32T 2.5 52,121 $639
81.6
#163
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
12C / 24T 4.4 47,874 $599
79.9
#164
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
8C / 16T 4.7 37,780 $479
78.9
#165
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Intel • Intel BGA 1744
14C / 20T 2.5 35,416 $457
77.5
#166
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.9 19,983 $259
77.2
#167
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Intel • Intel Socket 1151
4C / 4T 3.6 8,947 $117
76.5
#168
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Intel • Intel Socket 1151
6C / 6T 2.8 13,888 $182
76.3
#169
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
24C / 32T 2.2 50,944 $668
76.3
#170
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
8C / 16T 3.7 25,057 $329
76.2
#171
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AMD • AMD Socket SP3
16C / 32T 2.4 45,960 $604
76.1
#172
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
16C / 24T 1.40 37,170 $489
76.0
#173
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
24C / 32T 2.2 44,747 $590
75.8
#174
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
16C / 24T 3.2 42,739 $564
75.8
#175
i
Intel • Intel Socket 1200
6C / 12T 3.9 19,771 $262
75.5
#176
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Intel • Intel BGA 2049
16C / 22T 3.8 34,584 $460
75.2
#177
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
6C / 12T 3.1 23,835 $319
74.7
#178
i
Intel • Intel BGA 1964
16C / 24T 2.00 34,136 $457
74.7
#179
i
Intel • Intel Socket 1151
6C / 6T 3.0 14,332 $192
74.6
#180
i
Intel • Intel BGA 1744
8C / 12T 2.2 25,490 $342
74.5
#181
i
Intel • Intel BGA 2049
14C / 18T 3.6 27,872 $375
74.3
#182
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Intel • Intel Socket 4710
24C / 48T 2.6 92,161 $1,250
73.7
#183
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Intel • Intel Socket 1200
8C / 16T 2.5 21,957 $298
73.7
#184
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
8C / 16T 3.9 29,385 $399
73.6
#185
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Intel • Intel Socket 1200
8C / 16T 2.5 32,237 $439
73.4
#186
i
Intel • Intel Socket 1700
4C / 8T 3.5 20,538 $281
73.1
#187
i
Intel • Intel BGA 1964
16C / 24T 2.3 42,990 $590
72.9
#188
i
Intel • Intel Socket 1200
8C / 16T 2.5 23,326 $323
72.2
#189
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
16C / 24T 2.1 34,960 $485
72.1
#190
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
12C / 24T 3.7 39,453 $549
71.9
#191
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.8 17,863 $249
71.7
#192
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Intel • Intel Socket 1700
16C / 24T 3.2 42,781 $599
71.4
#193
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AMD • AMD Socket AM5
8C / 16T 4.2 31,580 $449
70.3
#194
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
24C / 32T 2.2 46,613 $668
69.8
#195
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Intel • Intel BGA 2049
12C / 14T 1.60 22,977 $332
69.2
#196
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AMD • AMD Socket AM4
6C / 12T 3.7 20,680 $299
69.2
#197
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AMD • AMD Socket sTR5
64C / 128T 3.2 344,569 $4,999
68.9
#198
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Intel • Intel BGA 1964
14C / 20T 2.6 33,185 $485
68.4
#199
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AMD • AMD Socket SP5
16C / 32T 3.7 83,020 $1,214
68.4
#200
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Intel • Intel Socket 1200
8C / 16T 3.6 25,426 $374
68.0
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About Price-Performance Rankings

Our price-performance rankings help you find the best value CPUs by calculating performance per dollar. The value score is calculated by dividing the average benchmark score by the MSRP.

How to Use This Data

Methodology

We aggregate benchmark scores from multiple sources including Passmark, Geekbench, and Cinebench to calculate an average performance score. This score is then divided by the MSRP to determine the value rating. CPUs without pricing data are excluded from these rankings.