CPU rankings: best processors for gaming

117 desktop processors ranked by estimated gaming performance. Switch the sort to multi-core for rendering, compiling and video work.

#Model GamingMulti-core Price today (≈)Value per ₹10,000 CoresSocket
1 Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition 100 98 ₹96,400 10.4 16C / 32TAM5
2 Ryzen 9 9950X3D 100 100 ₹60,300 16.6 16C / 32TAM5
3 Ryzen 7 9850X3D 100 49 ₹52,100 19.2 8C / 16TAM5
4 Ryzen 7 9800X3D 99 46 ₹47,700 20.8 8C / 16TAM5
5 Ryzen 9 7950X3D 94 90 ₹57,400 16.4 16C / 32TAM5
6 Ryzen 9 9900X3D 94 72 ₹55,200 17 12C / 24TAM5
7 Ryzen 7 7800X3D 92 39 ₹33,100 27.8 8C / 16TAM5
8 Ryzen 9 9950X 90 100 ₹59,200 15.2 16C / 32TAM5
9 Core i9-14900KS 90 91 ₹86,900 10.4 24C / 32TLGA1700
10 Ryzen 9 7900X3D 89 66 ₹60,200 14.8 12C / 24TAM5
11 Ryzen 9 9900X 89 74 ₹35,700 24.9 12C / 24TAM5
12 Ryzen 7 9700X 88 48 ₹28,400 31 8C / 16TAM5
13 Ryzen 7 9700F 88 48 — — 8C / 16TAM5
14 Core i9-14900K 88 88 ₹48,200 18.3 24C / 32TLGA1700
15 Ryzen 7 7700X3D 86 35 ₹33,800 25.4 8C / 16TAM5
16 Core i9-13900KS 86 85 ₹77,600 11.1 24C / 32TLGA1700
17 Core i9-14900 86 85 ₹58,300 14.8 24C / 32TLGA1700
18 Core i9-14900F 86 85 ₹61,300 14 24C / 32TLGA1700
19 Ryzen 9 7950X 85 90 ₹47,200 18 16C / 32TAM5
20 Ryzen 5 7600X3D 85 28 ₹24,600 34.6 6C / 12TAM5
21 Core i9-13900K 85 84 ₹50,200 16.9 24C / 32TLGA1700
22 Core i9-13900KF 85 84 ₹52,900 16.1 24C / 32TLGA1700
23 Core i9-14900KF 85 82 ₹45,200 18.8 24C / 32TLGA1700
24 Ryzen 9 7900X 84 66 ₹29,000 29 12C / 24TAM5
25 Core Ultra 9 285K 84 77 ₹50,100 16.8 24C / 24TLGA1851
26 Ryzen 5 9600X 83 36 ₹16,600 50 6C / 12TAM5
27 Core i9-13900 83 81 ₹55,200 15 24C / 32TLGA1700
28 Core i9-13900F 83 81 ₹66,500 12.5 24C / 32TLGA1700
29 Core i7-13700K 83 61 ₹49,200 16.9 16C / 24TLGA1700
30 Core i7-13700KF 83 61 ₹34,600 24 16C / 24TLGA1700
31 Core i7-14700K 83 71 ₹37,200 22.3 20C / 28TLGA1700
32 Core i7-14700KF 83 71 ₹36,900 22.5 20C / 28TLGA1700
33 Core Ultra 7 265K 83 65 ₹27,000 30.7 20C / 20TLGA1851
34 Core Ultra 7 265KF 83 65 ₹34,200 24.3 20C / 20TLGA1851
35 Ryzen 9 7900 82 64 ₹47,100 17.4 12C / 24TAM5
36 Ryzen 7 7700X 82 42 ₹23,100 35.5 8C / 16TAM5
37 Core i7-14700 82 69 ₹38,100 21.5 20C / 28TLGA1700
38 Core i7-14700F 82 69 ₹38,200 21.5 20C / 28TLGA1700
39 Ryzen 7 7700 81 42 ₹22,700 35.7 8C / 16TAM5
40 Ryzen 5 9600 81 34 ₹21,900 37 6C / 12TAM5
41 Core i7-13700 81 58 ₹49,100 16.5 16C / 24TLGA1700
42 Core i7-13700F 81 58 ₹42,000 19.3 16C / 24TLGA1700
43 Core Ultra 9 285 81 73 ₹69,400 11.7 24C / 24TLGA1851
44 Core i5-14600K 80 49 ₹28,200 28.4 14C / 20TLGA1700
45 Core i5-14600KF 80 49 ₹24,100 33.2 14C / 20TLGA1700
46 Core Ultra 7 265 80 61 ₹38,200 20.9 20C / 20TLGA1851
47 Core Ultra 7 265F 80 61 ₹43,400 18.4 20C / 20TLGA1851
48 Ryzen 5 9500F 79 33 ₹35,800 22.1 6C / 12TAM5
49 Core i9-12900KS 79 58 ₹55,400 14.3 16C / 24TLGA1700
50 Core i5-14600 79 48 ₹25,600 30.9 14C / 20TLGA1700
51 Ryzen 5 7600X 78 31 ₹16,300 47.9 6C / 12TAM5
52 Core i5-13600K 78 47 ₹32,100 24.3 14C / 20TLGA1700
53 Core i5-13600KF 78 47 ₹28,100 27.8 14C / 20TLGA1700
54 Core Ultra 5 245K 78 44 ₹21,000 37.1 14C / 14TLGA1851
55 Core Ultra 5 245KF 78 44 ₹19,400 40.2 14C / 14TLGA1851
56 Ryzen 7 5800X3D 77 31 ₹36,200 21.3 8C / 16TAM4
57 Core i5-13600 77 46 ₹25,600 30.1 14C / 20TLGA1700
58 Core i5-14500 77 46 ₹30,400 25.3 14C / 20TLGA1700
59 Core Ultra 5 245 77 43 ₹27,100 28.4 14C / 14TLGA1851
60 Core Ultra 5 235 77 42 ₹24,800 31 14C / 14TLGA1851
61 Ryzen 5 7600 76 30 ₹23,100 32.9 6C / 12TAM5
62 Ryzen 5 7500 75 30 ₹22,200 33.8 6C / 12TAM5
63 Ryzen 5 7500F 75 30 ₹16,300 46 6C / 12TAM5
64 Core i9-12900K 75 54 ₹39,600 18.9 16C / 24TLGA1700
65 Core i9-12900KF 75 54 ₹28,100 26.7 16C / 24TLGA1700
66 Core i5-13500 75 45 ₹23,300 32.2 14C / 20TLGA1700
67 Ryzen 7 8700G 74 40 ₹34,900 21.2 8C / 16TAM5
68 Core i9-12900 74 53 ₹46,900 15.8 16C / 24TLGA1700
69 Core i9-12900F 74 53 ₹46,600 15.9 16C / 24TLGA1700
70 Core i5-14400 74 36 ₹21,400 34.6 10C / 16TLGA1700
71 Core i5-14400F 74 36 ₹17,900 41.3 10C / 16TLGA1700
72 Core Ultra 5 225 74 32 ₹22,100 33.5 10C / 10TLGA1851
73 Core Ultra 5 225F 74 32 ₹15,800 46.8 10C / 10TLGA1851
74 Core i7-12700K 73 44 ₹33,100 22.1 12C / 20TLGA1700
75 Core i7-12700KF 73 44 ₹26,100 28 12C / 20TLGA1700
76 Core i5-13400 73 35 ₹29,600 24.7 10C / 16TLGA1700
77 Core i5-13400F 73 35 ₹19,700 37.1 10C / 16TLGA1700
78 Ryzen 7 5700X3D 72 29 ₹25,000 28.8 8C / 16TAM4
79 Ryzen 5 5600X3D 72 23 ₹26,000 27.7 6C / 12TAM4
80 Core i7-12700 72 43 ₹34,500 20.9 12C / 20TLGA1700
81 Core i7-12700F 72 43 ₹34,200 21.1 12C / 20TLGA1700
82 Ryzen 5 8600G 71 30 ₹19,600 36.2 6C / 12TAM5
83 Ryzen 5 8500G 71 30 ₹16,600 42.8 6C / 12TAM5
84 Core i5-12600K 71 35 ₹27,400 25.9 10C / 16TLGA1700
85 Core i5-12600KF 71 35 ₹19,600 36.2 10C / 16TLGA1700
86 Core Ultra 3 205 71 25 ₹13,100 54.2 8C / 8TLGA1851
87 Ryzen 9 5950X 69 68 ₹80,300 8.6 16C / 32TAM4
88 Core i5-12600 69 27 ₹22,400 30.8 6C / 12TLGA1700
89 Ryzen 9 5900XT 68 67 ₹38,300 17.8 16C / 32TAM4
90 Ryzen 9 5900X 68 50 ₹55,200 12.3 12C / 24TAM4
91 Ryzen 7 5800XT 68 33 ₹23,000 29.6 8C / 16TAM4
92 Ryzen 7 5800X 68 33 ₹20,600 33 8C / 16TAM4
93 Core i5-12500 67 25 ₹20,300 33 6C / 12TLGA1700
94 Ryzen 7 5700X 66 32 ₹11,400 57.9 8C / 16TAM4
95 Core i5-12400F 65 24 ₹16,100 40.4 6C / 12TLGA1700
96 Core i5-12400 65 24 ₹14,600 44.5 6C / 12TLGA1700
97 Core i3-14100 65 18 ₹15,400 42.2 4C / 8TLGA1700
98 Core i3-14100F 65 18 ₹12,900 50.4 4C / 8TLGA1700
99 Ryzen 5 5600X 64 24 ₹11,400 56.1 6C / 12TAM4
100 Ryzen 5 5600XT 64 25 ₹20,500 31.2 6C / 12TAM4
101 Ryzen 5 7400 64 25 ₹21,200 30.2 6C / 12TAM5
102 Core i3-13100 64 18 ₹11,500 55.7 4C / 8TLGA1700
103 Core i3-13100F 64 18 ₹13,000 49.2 4C / 8TLGA1700
104 Ryzen 5 5600T 63 23 ₹18,700 33.7 6C / 12TAM4
105 Ryzen 5 5600 62 23 ₹13,100 47.3 6C / 12TAM4
106 Ryzen 7 5700 62 32 ₹16,500 37.6 8C / 16TAM4
107 Ryzen 7 5700G 62 32 ₹21,300 29.1 8C / 16TAM4
108 Ryzen 5 5600F 59 21 — — 6C / 12TAM4
109 Ryzen 5 5600GT 59 24 ₹19,200 30.7 6C / 12TAM4
110 Core i3-12300 59 16 ₹14,400 41 4C / 8TLGA1700
111 Ryzen 5 5600G 58 23 ₹25,000 23.2 6C / 12TAM4
112 Ryzen 5 5500F 58 23 ₹12,900 45 6C / 12TAM4
113 Ryzen 5 5500GT 58 23 ₹12,600 46 6C / 12TAM4
114 Core i3-12100 58 16 ₹12,300 47.2 4C / 8TLGA1700
115 Core i3-12100F 58 16 ₹9,700 59.8 4C / 8TLGA1700
116 Ryzen 5 5500 56 22 ₹10,300 54.4 6C / 12TAM4
117 Processor 300 39 7 ₹8,200 47.6 2C / 4TLGA1700

How these scores work

Scores are calculated from each processor's specifications, then scaled so the best CPU here scores 100. Single-thread speed is boost clock × a per-generation speed factor (Zen 3 = 1.00, Zen 4 = 1.13, Zen 5 = 1.26, Intel 12th gen = 1.06, 13th/14th gen = 1.12, Core Ultra 200 = 1.16).

Multi-core adds up every core (efficiency cores count as about 55 % of a performance core, Hyper-Threading/SMT adds 25 %). Gaming uses single-thread speed with a 30 % bonus for AMD X3D cache (18 % on 12-core X3D parts, which have the cache on only 6 cores) and a penalty below 6 fast cores. These are estimates, not measurements.