Processors Reviews & Rankings (2026)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

AM5 · 8 · 16

8.7

$479Nov 93 videos

Best value

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

AM5 · 8 · 16

8.6

$360Nov 93 videos

Best value

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

AM5 · 6 · 12

8.5

$240Nov 92 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D

AM5 · 8 · 16

8.4

$454Nov 93 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

AM5 · 16 · 32

8.3

$624Nov 93 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

AM5 · 12 · 24

8.2

$338Nov 93 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AM5 · 6 · 12

8.1

$200Nov 93 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AM5 · 16 · 32

8.0

$559Nov 93 videos

Best value

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

LGA1851 · 18 · 18

8.0

$219MSRP4 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

AM5 · 8 · 16

7.9

$269Nov 93 videos

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

LGA1851 · 24 · 24

7.9

$339MSRP4 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 9600

AM5 · 6 · 12

7.8

See retailers2 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X

sTR5 · 32 · 64

7.8

$2,499MSRP

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7700

AM5 · 8 · 16

7.7

See retailers3 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X

sTR5 · 24 · 48

7.7

$1,499MSRP

AMD

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WX

sTR5 · 32 · 64

7.7

See retailers

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition

AM5 · 16 · 32

7.6

$799Nov 93 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

AM5 · 12 · 24

7.6

$599Nov 93 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

AM5 · 8 · 16

7.5

$261Nov 93 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

AM5 · 12 · 24

7.5

$313Nov 91 video

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

AM5 · 8 · 16

7.4

$329MSRP2 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

AM5 · 6 · 12

7.4

$184Nov 94 videos

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

LGA1851 · 24 · 24

7.3

$589MSRP4 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

AM5 · 6 · 12

7.3

$229MSRP1 video

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

LGA1851 · 20 · 20

7.3

$394MSRP4 videos

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF

LGA1851 · 20 · 20

7.3

$379MSRP4 videos

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

LGA1851 · 14 · 14

7.0

$309MSRP4 videos

Intel

Intel Core i7-14700K

LGA1700 · 20 · 28

6.9

$409MSRP3 videos

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF

LGA1851 · 14 · 14

6.9

$294MSRP4 videos

Intel

Intel Core i7-14700F

LGA1700 · 20 · 28

6.9

$359MSRP3 videos

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

AM5 · 6 · 12

6.9

See retailers2 videos

Intel

Intel Core i9-14900K

LGA1700 · 24 · 32

6.8

$589MSRP4 videos

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 225

LGA1851 · 10 · 10

6.6

$183MSRP4 videos

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 225F

LGA1851 · 10 · 10

6.6

$165MSRP3 videos

Intel

Intel Core i5-14400F

LGA1700 · 10 · 16

6.6

$196MSRP3 videos

End of life

Intel

Intel Core i5-13400F

LGA1700 · 10 · 16

6.5

$196MSRP3 videos