CPU Benchmarks Hierarchy 2023: Processor Ranking Charts

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Our CPU benchmarks performance hierarchy ranks current and previous-gen Intel and AMD processors based on performance, including all of the best CPUs for Gaming. Below the CPU ranking charts and tables, this guide also gives you a basic introduction to CPU benchmarks and includes a list of commonly-used CPU benchmark applications.

Your CPU greatly affects overall performance and is considered a computer’s most important component. CPU benchmark comparisons help us sort out the differences between chips, but when it comes time to buy a CPU for your desktop, you’ll find a dizzying collection of model numbers and specs from both Intel and AMD. We’ve listed the best cheap CPUs and best CPUs for workstations and even refereed the Intel vs AMD feature debate in other articles, but if you want to know the CPU ranking and how you can run CPU benchmarks of your own, this CPU benchmarks hierarchy is for you.

The $699 Ryzen 9 7950X3D is now the fastest gaming chip money can buy. This chip uses AMD’s 3D V-Cache technology to accelerate gaming performance, but the tech doesn’t accelerate all games and results in reduced performance in some applications. However, for ultra-high-end gaming-focused rigs, it is the uncontested leader. We also recently reviewed the Ryzen 9 7900X3D which has the same tech, but its pricing is too high.

That chip faces off with the Intel Core i9-13900KS, which has a record 6 GHz clock rate. Overall, the 13900KS is among the fastest desktop PCs chip ever made, but it has a $699 price tag and a voracious appetite for power that requires expensive supporting componentry to deliver a single-digit percentage CPU benchmark improvement over the standard Core i9-13900K. Overall, the 13900KS’ small performance gains don’t make sense for the average user.

We also have plenty of testing with the Raptor Lake chips, which come in the form of the Core i9-13900K, Core i7-13700K, Core i5-13600K, and Intel Core i5-13400. These chips are game-changers, offering a better value at every price point than AMD’s standard models.

AMD’s full-powered Ryzen 7000 has its advantages, with the Ryzen 9 7950X, Ryzen 5 7600X, Ryzen 9 7900X, and the Ryzen 7 7700X all being solid entrants, though pricing is an issue. For more value, AMD has its “Non-X” Ryzen 7000 65W processors like the AMD Ryzen 9 7900, Ryzen 7 7700, and Ryzen 5 7600. These chips lower the entry-level pricing to AMD’s potent AM5 ecosystem, but Intel’s Raptor Lake still holds the advantage in most of the key price bands.

On the other end of the spectrum, we have AMD’s fire-breathing 64-core 128-thread Threadripper Pro 5995WX in the charts, along with the 32-core 64-thread Threadripper Pro 5975WX and 3975WX. These chips provide surprisingly strong performance in gaming, but they’re geared specifically for the workstation market. Intel has announced its new Fishhawk Falls workstation processors, which include quasi-HEDT models, too. We’ll have plenty of new workstation CPU benchmarks to add to these charts in the coming weeks.

We’ll explain how we ranked the processors under each table. The game testing ranking is first. We also include a productivity application performance metric, which we’ve split up into single- and multi-threaded measurements. We also have an integrated graphics CPU gaming benchmark ranking so you can see how AMD’s APUs stack up to Intel’s processors.

CPU Benchmarks Rankings 2023 – Windows 10 and Windows 11

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CPU Benchmarks Hierarchy — (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware)

We have two sets of benchmarks in the album above. Our step up to a new RTX 4090 has re-ordered our hierarchy quite a bit, so we have made a clean break for our rankings. All of our Windows 11 tests above were conducted with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, and we’ll build out all future test results with this platform.

We rank all the Intel and AMD processors using the Windows 11 and RTX 4090 test bench in the tables below, but we don’t include CPU overclock performance rankings. You can see all of those numbers in the charts above. We’ve also added separate charts for integrated graphics testing below.

Because we have a much broader selection of test results with our now-legacy Windows 10 and RTX 3090 platform, we’ve also included slides with those results in the above album. You can also find those results in table form in our legacy section at the end of the article.

Bear in mind that the charts above use the raw performance numbers, whereas our CPU benchmarks rankings in the tables below use a score to rank the chips relative to one another.

Gaming CPU Benchmarks Ranking 2023

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2023 Gaming CPU Benchmarks Ranking — Windows 11
	1080p Gaming Score	1440p Gaming Score	Architecture	Cores/Threads (P+E)	Base/Boost GHz	TDP / PBP / MTP	Buy
$699 — Ryzen 9 7950X3D	100.00%	100.00%	Zen 4	16 / 32	4.2 / 5.7	120W / 162W	Ryzen 9 7950X3D
$599 – Ryzen 9 7900X3D	94.6%	95.8%	Zen 4	12 / 24	4.4 / 5.6	120W / 162W	Ryzen 9 7900X3D
$699 – Core i9-13900KS	89.3%	93.5%	Raptor Lake	24 / 32 (8+16)	3.0 / 5.8	150W / 253W / 320W	Core i9-13900KS
$589 – Core i9-13900K	88.4%	93.0%	Raptor Lake	24 / 32 (8+16)	3.0 / 5.8	125 / 253W	Core i9-13900K
$409 – Core i7-13700K	86.7%	91.3%	Raptor Lake	16 / 24 (8+8)	3.4 / 5.4	125 / 253W	Core i7-13700K
$365 – Ryzen 7 5800X3D	85.9%	91.6%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.4 / 4.5	105W	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
$319 – Core i5-13600K	81.9%	87.4%	Raptor Lake	14 / 20 (6+8)	3.5 / 5.1	125 / 181W	Core i5-13600K
$569 – Ryzen 9 7950X	79.4%	85.0%	Zen 4	16 / 32	4.5 / 5.7	170 / 230W	Ryzen 9 7950X
$474 – Ryzen 9 7900X	78.4%	84.9%	Zen 4	12 / 24	4.7 / 5.6	170 / 230W	Ryzen 9 7900X
$349 – Ryzen 7 7700X	76.4%	85.9%	Zen 4	8 /16	4.5 / 5.4	105 / 142W	Ryzen 7 7700X
$329 – Ryzen 7 7700	78.3%	83.6%	Zen 4	8 / 16	3.8 / 5.3	65 / 88W	Ryzen 7 7700
$429 – Ryzen 9 7900	77.1%	83.2%	Zen 4	12 / 24	3.7 / 5.4	65 / 88W	Ryzen 9 7900
$249 – Ryzen 5 7600X	76.1%	83.1%	Zen 4	6 / 12	4.7 / 5.3	105 / 142W	Ryzen 5 7600X
$229 – Ryzen 5 7600	72.6%	80.8%	Zen 4	6 / 12	3.8 / 5.1	65 / 88W	Ryzen 5 7600
$220 – Core i5-13400 / F	67.6%	74.9%	Raptor Lake	10 / 16 (6+4)	2.5 / 4.6	65 /148W	Core i5-13400 / F
$550 – Ryzen 9 5950X	65.6%	72.9%	Zen 3	16 / 32	3.4 / 4.9	105W	Ryzen 9 5950X
$350 – Ryzen 9 5900X	65.2%	74.2%	Zen 3	12 / 24	3.7 / 4.8	105W	Ryzen 9 5900X
$210 – Ryzen 7 5700X	63.2%	72.1%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.4 / 4.6	65W	Ryzen 7 5700X
$165 – Ryzen 5 5600X	61.4%	70.2%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.6	65W	Ryzen 5 5600X
$189 – Core i5-12400	62.7%	70.5%	Alder Lake	6 / 12 (6+0)	2.5 / 4.4	65 / 117W	Core i5-12400

We have two rankings for each chip, based on 1080p and 1440p CPU gaming benchmarks. We conducted these tests in Windows 11. The most powerful chip gets a 100, and all others are scored relative to it. We tested all platforms that support DDR5 with the newer memory — in general, Intel’s chips lose a few percentage points of performance with DDR4 memory (more testing here). We also have DDR4 vs DDR5 testing in our legacy testing further below.

The chart is aligned in order based on the 1080p game results, but the 1440p listings aren’t listed in sequential order due to unfortunate limitations with our tables. So pay attention to the 1440p rankings: Some faster chips at 1440p CPU benchmarks may be listed below slower chips due to the 1080p results.

We’re working to expand this roster of gaming CPU benchmarks quickly, with the 12th-Gen Alder Lake chips on our test bench now. We will test back to the seventh-gen Intel and the AMD Bulldozer chips over the next few months, so keep an eye out for our updates. For now, head to our legacy section below for all Pre- 12th-Gen and Zen 3 benchmarks.

We measured performance for the 1080p CPU gaming benchmarks with a geometric mean of Cyberpunk 2077, Hitman 3, Far Cry 6, F1 2021, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2021, Red Dead Redemption 2, Warhammer 3, and Watch Dogs Legion. Not all games scale well moving from 1080p to 1440p, so we measured performance for the 1440p CPU gaming benchmarks with a geometric mean of Far Cry 6, F1 2021, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2021, Red Dead Redemption 2, Warhammer 3 and Watch Dogs Legion.

Integrated GPU Gaming CPU Benchmarks Rankings 2023

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CPU integrated GPU Hierarchy — (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware)

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iGPU Performance relative to Ryzen 7 5700G
	1280×720	1920×1080
Ryzen 7 5700G B550-E	100%	100%
Ryzen 5 5600G	96.3%	96%
Ryzen 7 4750G	92.9%	94.1%
Ryzen 3 5300G	85.8%	87.2%
Ryzen 5 3400G	83.5%	84.1%
Ryzen 3 3200G	77.1%	78.1%
Intel UHD Graphics 750 32 EU (11600K, 11700K)	58.3%	~48.9%
Intel UHD Graphics 730 24 EU (i5-11400)	51.7%	42.9%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 24 EU (10600K)	36.0%	34.4%

Here’s our list of gaming performance with integrated graphics on several of the leading APUs available. We’ve split this into two different price ranges, so be sure to flip through all of the performance charts. For a bit of commentary and analysis of these results, head to our Ryzen 7 5700G, Ryzen 5 5600G, and Ryzen 3 5300G reviews. The most powerful chip gets a 100, and all others are scored relative to it.

Single-Threaded CPU Benchmarks Rankings 2023

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2023 Single-Threaded CPU Benchmarks — Windows 11
	Single-Threaded App Score	Architecture	Cores/Threads (P+E)	Base/Boost GHz	TDP / PBP / MTP
$699 – Core i9-13900KS	100.00%	Raptor Lake	24 / 32 (8+16)	3.0 / 6.0	150W / 253W / 320W
$589 – Core i9-13900K	98.0%	Raptor Lake	24 / 32 (8+16)	3.0 / 5.8	125 / 253W
$409 – Core i7-13700K	90.8%	Raptor Lake	16 / 24 (8+8)	3.4 / 5.4	125 / 253W
$569 – Ryzen 9 7950X	87.9%	Zen 4	16 / 32	4.5 / 5.7	170 / 230W
$589 – Core i9-12900K	87.5%	Alder Lake	16 / 24 (8+8)	3.2 / 5.2	125 / 241W
$474 – Ryzen 9 7900X	86.8%	Zen 4	12 / 24	4.7 / 5.6	170 / 230W
$319 – Core i5-13600K	86.7%	Raptor Lake	14 / 20 (6+8)	3.5 / 5.1	125 / 181W
$349 – Ryzen 7 7700X	85.8%	Zen 4	8 /16	4.5 / 5.4	105 / 142W
$409 – Core i7-12700K	84.4%	Alder Lake	12 / 20 (8+4)	3.6 / 5.0	125 / 190W
$429 – Ryzen 9 7900	84.1%	Zen 4	12 / 24	3.7 / 5.4	65 / 88W
$249 – Ryzen 5 7600X	84.1%	Zen 4	6 / 12	4.7 / 5.3	105 / 142W
$699 — Ryzen 9 7950X3D	83.8%	Zen 4	16 / 32	4.2 / 5.7	120 / 162W
$289 – Core i5-12600K	83.1%	Alder Lake	10 / 16 (6+4)	3.7 / 4.9	125 / 150W
$329 – Ryzen 7 7700	82.0%	Zen 4	8 / 16	3.8 / 5.3	65 / 88W
$599 – Ryzen 9 7900X3D	80.9%	Zen 4	12 / 24	4.4 / 5.6	120 / 162W
$229 – Ryzen 5 7600	78.5%	Zen 4	6 / 12	3.8 / 5.1	65 / 88W
$221 – Core i5-13400 / F	77.9%	Raptor Lake	10 / 16 (6+4)	2.5 / 4.6	65 / 148W
$189 – Core i5-12400	74.2%	Alder Lake	6 / 12 (6+0)	2.5 / 4.4	65 / 117W
$550 – Ryzen 9 5950X	72.3%	Zen 3	16 / 32	3.4 / 4.9	105W
$350 – Ryzen 9 5900X	71.5%	Zen 3	12 / 24	3.7 / 4.8	105W
$210 – Ryzen 7 5700X	67.8%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.4 / 4.6	65W
$165 – Ryzen 5 5600X	67.3%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.6	65W
$365 – Ryzen 7 5800X3D	65.9%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.4 / 4.5	105W

We calculate the above single-threaded CPU benchmarks rankings based on a geometric mean of the Cinebench, POV-Ray, and LAME CPU benchmarks. The most powerful chip gets a 100, and all others are scored relative to it.

Single-threaded performance is often tied directly to the responsiveness and snappiness of your PC in any number of daily applications, like loading an operating system or surfing the web. This metric largely depends upon a mixture of instruction per cycle (IPC) throughput (the number of operations the chip can execute in one clock cycle) and frequency, which is the speed at which the transistors switch between on and off states.

However, a whole host of other considerations, such as cache, architecture, and interconnects (like rings, meshes, and infinity fabric) impact this measure of per-core performance, so these results do not align perfectly based on clock frequency. Instead, performance varies with each application and how well it is tuned for the respective architectures.

Multi-Threaded CPU Benchmarks Rankings 2023

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2023 Multi-Threaded CPU Benchmarks — Windows 11
	Multi-Threaded App Score	Architecture	Cores/Threads (P+E)	Base/Boost GHz	TDP / PBP / MTP
$569 – Ryzen 9 7950X	100.00%	Zen 4	16 / 32	4.5 / 5.7	170 / 230W
$699 – Core i9-13900KS	99.5%	Raptor Lake	24 / 32 (8+16)	3.0 / 6.0	150W / 253W / 320W
$589 – Core i9-13900K	98.62%	Raptor Lake	24 / 32 (8+16)	3.0 / 5.8	125 / 253W
$699 — Ryzen 9 7950X3D	94.7%	Zen 4	16 / 32	4.2 / 5.7	120 / 162W
$699 – Ryzen 9 7950X3D	91.6%	Zen 4	12 / 24	4.4 / 5.6	120 / 162W
$474 – Ryzen 9 7900X	79.51%	Zen 4	12 / 24	4.7 / 5.6	170 / 230W
$409 – Core i7-13700K	79.05%	Raptor Lake	16 / 24 (8+8)	3.4 / 5.4	125 / 253W
$429 – Ryzen 9 7900	69.97%	Zen 4	12 / 24	3.7 / 5.4	65 / 88W
$589 – Core i9-12900K	69.85%	Alder Lake	16 / 24 (8+8)	3.2 / 5.2	125 / 241W
$550 – Ryzen 9 5950X	67.30%	Zen 3	16 / 32	3.4 / 4.9	105W
$319 – Core i5-13600K	60.91%	Raptor Lake	14 / 20 (6+8)	3.5 / 5.1	125 / 181W
$409 – Core i7-12700K	59.62%	Alder Lake	12 / 20 (8+4)	3.6 / 5.0	125 / 190W
$350 – Ryzen 9 5900X	58.02%	Zen 3	12 / 24	3.7 / 4.8	105W
$349 – Ryzen 7 7700X	56.15%	Zen 4	8 /16	4.5 / 5.4	105 / 142W
$329 – Ryzen 7 7700	52.87%	Zen 4	8 / 16	3.8 / 5.3	65 / 88W
$289 – Core i5-12600K	45.69%	Alder Lake	10 / 16 (6+4)	3.7 / 4.9	125 / 150W
$249 – Ryzen 5 7600X	43.89%	Zen 4	6 / 12	4.7 / 5.3	105 / 142W
$221 – Core i5-13400 / F	43.0%	Raptor Lake	10 / 16 (6+4)	2.5 / 4.6	65 /148W
$365 – Ryzen 7 5800X3D	41.54%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.4 / 4.5	105W
$229 – Ryzen 5 7600	40.61%	Zen 4	6 / 12	3.8 / 5.1	65 / 88W
$210 – Ryzen 7 5700X	39.77%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.4 / 4.6	65W
$189 – Core i5-12400	33.68%	Alder Lake	6 / 12 (6+0)	2.5 / 4.4	65 / 117W
$165 – Ryzen 5 5600X	32.47%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.6	65W

The multi-threaded workload column is based on CPU benchmarks performance in Cinebench, POV-ray, vray, Blender (four tests – Koro, Barcellona, Classroom, bmw27), y-cruncher, and Handbrake x264 and x265 workloads. These CPU benchmarks represent performance in productivity-focused applications that tend to require more compute horsepower. The most powerful chip gets a 100, and all others are scored relative to it.

Like we see with single-threaded performance metrics, multi-threaded performance, which measures a chip’s performance in applications that utilize multiple software threads, varies based on a whole host of architectural factors. It also depends heavily upon how well the software scales with additional compute cores. As such, these results do not align perfectly based on core/thread count, though it does serve as a decent litmus of multi-threaded performance.

Be aware that architectures, caches, and interconnects profoundly impact these results, as all of these factors impact how well performance scales with additional threads. Performance rarely scales perfectly with the addition of more cores/threads, so the scaling factor of each processor architecture weighs heavily on the value proposition of going with a higher core count processor.

How to Benchmark your CPU

Benchmarking your CPU is an essential practice for CPU overclocking, or if you’re merely tuning your system. Simply run a CPU benchmark before you make any changes, then re-test after changes to see the results. You can head to our deep-dive details of overclocking in our How to Overclock a CPU guide for more details on tuning your processor, but if you want to learn how to benchmark your CPU, you’re in the right place.

How do you benchmark your CPU? Well, that’s not as complicated as you might think. Choosing the best CPU benchmarks can be a daunting task, but the general rule is that the best performance benchmark is simply measuring the performance of the programs you use the most. However, you might not be able to find other benchmarks to compare to, so these real-world benchmarks might not help you compare your performance to other CPUs.

However, if the programs you frequently use don’t have built-in benchmarks you can also use similar types of programs (renderers or encoders, for instance) as a proxy for your workload. There are also several well-known benchmarks with large databases that enable easy comparisons. You can also compare your results to the benchmarks you see in our library of reviews to get a good sense of how your system stacks up. We have a list of some great productivity benchmarks, and their download links, below.

These same theories apply to CPU game benchmarking — the best CPU benchmark is the game that you play the most. You can download an fps counter, like FRAPS, to measure performance during your gaming session. Games can vary widely, so we don’t have a specific list of titles to test. However, you can use the gaming CPU benchmarks you see in our reviews as a good starting point.

You can also use synthetic gaming CPU benchmarks, a few of which we have listed below. Just be aware that these synthetic CPU benchmarks don’t tend to translate well to real-world gaming, but they do show us the raw amount of compute power exposed to game engines. However, given their stability and repeatability, these are great benchmarks for comparing performance before and after any changes you may make to your system.

Most often overlook web-browser performance, but these are among the best CPU benchmarks to measure performance in single-threaded workloads, which helps quantify the snappiness in your system. This also often directly correlates to performance in games that prize single-threaded performance. We’ve included a few web browser benchmarks below as well.

If you plan to compare to other gaming and application CPU benchmark results from reviews, forums, or friends, be sure to turn off as many background tasks as possible during your benchmarks to eliminate that influence from your CPU benchmark results. Here’s a list with download links for some of the most common CPU benchmarks:

Best CPU Benchmarks You Can Run

Cinebench R23 (MS Store (opens in new tab)) — This rendering CPU benchmark program has both single- and multi-core benchmark modes. This is one of the most commonly-used CPU benchmarks.
UL Benchmarks 3DMark — This synthetic CPU benchmark has a plethora of built-in tests for both CPUs and GPUs and is updated regularly with new tests. This is the go-to synthetic gaming test for many.
CPU-Z — This is a common utility that exposes the details of your processor, but it also has a built-in CPU benchmark that is incredibly simple to run. The single- and multi-thread test results don’t correlate well to real-world tasks, but the tests’ stability makes them well suited for before and after comparisons. CPU-Z test results are also widely shared among enthusiasts, so it’s easy to find comparison systems.
POV-Ray — This rendering CPU benchmark has both single- and multi-threaded test options but uses a heavier distribution of AVX instructions than Cinebench to create a taxing CPU benchmark.
C-Ray — This CPU benchmark uses a raytracer rendering engine to measure a CPU’s multi-threaded performance in floating-point operations.
HandBrake — The HandBrake encoder comes with a plethora of options, so you can easily tailor the encoding CPU benchmark to your needs. Simply measure the amount of time it takes to encode a video, and then use that as your baseline for comparison.
Corona — This is another popular rendering utility and is a simple-one click CPU benchmark that uses the Chaos Corona render engine to measure CPU performance in multi-threaded workloads.
WebXPRT 4 — This is a click-to-run CPU benchmark that runs in your browser to measure performance in HTML5, JavaScript, and WebAssembly-based tests. This is a great CPU benchmark to measure single-threaded performance.
ARES-6 — This is a click-to-run CPU benchmark that runs in your browser to measure performance in JavaScript but has a heavy weighting towards the neural network (machine learning) workloads that are becoming increasingly common. This is a great CPU benchmark to measure single-threaded performance.
y-cruncher — This CPU benchmark runs from a command line, so it isn’t the most user-friendly. However, it calculates Pi using the latest AVX instruction sets in a heavily-threaded manner, making it among the best to measure SIMD performance. Beware, this test can break overclocks easily (which also means it is great for stress testing).

2023 CPU Benchmarks Test System and Configuration

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2023 CPU Benchmarks Hierarchy Test Setup
Intel Socket 1700 DDR5 (Z790)	Core i9-13900K, i7-13700K, i5-13600K
Row 1 – Cell 0	MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi
Row 2 – Cell 0	G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6800 – Stock: DDR5-5600 \| OC: XMP DDR5-6800
AMD Socket AM5 (X670E)	Ryzen 9 7900, Ryzen 7 7600, Ryzen 5 7600, Ryzen 9 7950X, Ryzen 9 7900X, Ryzen 5 7600X
Row 4 – Cell 0	ASRock X670E Taichi
Row 5 – Cell 0	G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo DDR5-6000 – Stock: DDR5-5200 \| OC/PBO: DDR5-6000
Intel Socket 1700 DDR5 (Z690)	Core i5-12400, i5-12600K, i7-12700K, i9-12900K
Row 7 – Cell 0	MSI MEG Z690 Ace
Row 8 – Cell 0	G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5-6400 – Stock: DDR5-4400 \| OC DDR5-6000
AMD Socket AM4 (X570)	Ryzen 9 5950X, 5900X, 5700X, 5600X, 5800X3D
	MSI MEG X570 Godlike
Row 11 – Cell 0	2x 8GB Trident Z Royal DDR4-3600 – Stock: DDR4-3200 \| OC/PBO: DDR4-3800
All Systems	Asus RTX 4090 ROG Strix OC
Row 13 – Cell 0	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Eagle – ProViz applications
Row 14 – Cell 0	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FE – Application tests
	2TB Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus, Silverstone ST1100-TI, Open Benchtable, Arctic MX-4 TIM, Windows 11 Pro
Cooling	Corsair H115i, Custom loop
Overclocking note	All configurations with overclocked memory also have tuned core frequencies and/or lifted power limits.

Legacy: CPU Benchmarks Rankings 2023 – Windows 10 and 11

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AMD vs Intel — (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware)

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CPU Hierarchy — (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware)

Legacy: Gaming CPU Benchmarks Ranking 2023

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Legacy: Gaming CPU Benchmarks Hierarchy 2023 – Windows 10
	1080p Gaming Score	1440p Gaming Score	CPU	Cores/Threads	Base/Boost GHz	TDP	Buy
Intel Core i9-12900K DDR4 / DDR5	100% / 93.51%	100% / 95.86%	Alder Lake	16 / 24 (8P+8E)	3.2 / 5.2	125 / 241W	Core i9-12900K
Intel Core i9-11900K	92.48%	97.26%	Rocket Lake	8 / 16	3.5 / 5.3	125W	Core i9-11900K
Intel Core i7-12700K DDR4 / DDR5	97.71% / 91.23%	99.8% / 97.30%	Alder Lake	12 / 20 (8P+4E)	3.6 / 4.9	125 / 190W	Core i7-12700K
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	90.98%	93.18%	Zen 3	12 / 24	3.7 / 4.8	105W	Ryzen 9 5900X
Intel Core i5-12600K DDR4 / DDR5	90.89% / 84.32%	96.94% / 92.33%	Alder Lake	10 / 16 (6P+4E)	3.7 / 4.9	125 / 150W	Core i5-12600K
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	90.22%	95.32%	Zen 3	16 / 32	3.4 / 4.9	105W	Ryzen 9 5950X
AMD Threadripper Pro 5975WX	88.71%	89.71%	Zen 3	32 / 64	3.6 / 4.5	280W	Threadripper Pro 5975WX
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	88.51%	91.79%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.6	65W	Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	86.85%	91.72%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.7	105W	Ryzen 7 5800X
Intel Core i7-11700K	86.3%	92.0%	Rocket Lake	8 / 16	3.6 / 5.0	125W	Core i7-11700K
AMD Threadripper Pro 5995WX	86.12%	84.79%	Zen 3	64 / 128	2.7 / 4.5	280W	Threadripper Pro 5995WX
Intel Core i9-10900K	85.01%	91.5%	Comet Lake	10 / 20	3.7 / 5.3	125W	Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i9-10850K	84.6%	91.07%	Comet Lake	10 / 20	3.6 / 5.2	95W	Core i9-10850K
Intel Core i5-11600K	84.06%	90.43%	Rocket Lake	6 / 12	3.9 / 4.9	125W	Core i5-11600K
Intel Core i5-11400	80.98%	87.77%	Rocket Lake	6 / 12	2.6 / 4.4	65W	Core i5-11400
Intel Core i7-10700K	80.66%	87.88%	Comet Lake	8 / 16	3.8 / 5.1	125W	Core i7-10700K
Intel Core i9-10980XE	78.04%	84.04%	Cascade Lake-X	18 / 36	3.0 / 4.8	165W	Core i9-10980XE
Intel W-3175X	76.93%	82.58%	Skylake	28 / 56	3.1 / 4.3	225W	@Newegg
Ryzen 7 5700G*	76.61%	83.1%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.6	65W	N/A
Intel Core i9-9900KS	76.12%	84.85%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 16	4.0 / 5.0	127W	Intel Core i9-9900KS
Intel Core i7-10700/F	~	~	Comet Lake	8 / 16	2.9 / 4.8	65W	Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Core i5-10600K	75.42%	82.57%	Comet Lake	6 / 12	4.1 / 4.8	125W	@Newegg
Intel Core i7-9700K	73.62%	81.12%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 8	3.6 / 4.9	95W	@Amazon
Intel Core i9-9900K / F	73.41%	84.85%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 16	3.6 / 5.0	95W	Core i9-9900K
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	72.63%	78.58%	Zen 2	16 / 32	3.5 / 4.7	105W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 3970X	72.44%	77.99%	Zen 2	32 / 64	3.7 / 4.5	280W	AMD Threadripper 3970X
AMD Threadripper 3960X	72.07%	77.12%	Zen 2	24 / 48	3.8 / 4.5	280W	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	71.99%	76.76%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.9 / 4.4	65W	Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	71.78%	79.28%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.9 / 4.7	105W	@Newegg
AMD Threadripper 3990X	71.68%	77.94%	Zen 2	64 / 128	2.9 / 4.3	280W	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT	71.67%	78.55%	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.8 / 4.7	105W	Ryzen 9 3900XT
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	~	~	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.8 / 4.6	105W	@Amazon
Intel Core i9-9980XE	~	~	Skylake	18 / 36	4.4 / 4.5	165W	@B&HPhoto
AMD Ryzen 9 3900	~	~	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.1 / 4.3	105W	OEM only
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	71.43%	79.08%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.6 / 4.4	65W	Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	71.3%	78.67%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.9 / 4.5	105W	Ryzen 7 3800X
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	70.62%	77.75%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.8 / 4.5	95W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 5 3600	68.63%	75.59%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.2	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i9-7960X	~	~	Skylake	16 / 32	2.8 / 4.2	165W	@Newegg
Intel Core i7-8700K	68.47%	76.41%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.7	95W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	68.41%	75.60%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.8 / 4.4	95W	@Newegg
AMD Threadripper Pro 3975WX	67.63%	74.42%	Zen 2	32 / 64	3.5 / 4.2	280W	Threadripper Pro 3975WX
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	67.49%	74.6%	Zen 2	4 / 8	3.8 / 4.3	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i5-9600K	67.06%	75.11%	Coffee Lake-R	6 / 6	3.7 / 4.6	95W	@Newegg
AMD Threadripper Pro 3995WX	66.18%	69.28%	Zen 2	64 / 128	2.7 / 4.2	280W	Threadripper Pro 3995WX
Intel Core i5-8600K	65.84%	73.4%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	3.6 / 4.3	95W	@Newegg
Intel Core i7-8700	65.57%	73.66%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	3.2 / 4.6	65W	Core i7-8700
Intel Core i7-8086K	65.05%	73.5%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	4.0 / 5.0	95W	Core i7-8086K
Intel Core i5-9400 / i5-9400F	64.85%	72.08%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	2.9 / 4.1	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i5-8400	63.96%	71.2%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	2.8 / 4.0	65W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	~	~	Zen 2	6 / 6	3.6 / 4.1	65W	@Newegg
Core i3-10100	61.88%	69.08%	Comet Lake	4 / 8	3.6 / 4.3	65W	Core i3-10100
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	59.19%	66.55%	Zen+	8 / 16	3.7 / 4.3	105W	@Newegg
Ryzen 7 4750G*	58.43%	66.46%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.6	65W	Ryzen 7 4750G
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	57.75%	64.21%	Zen 2	4 / 8	3.8 / 3.9	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i9-7980XE	~	~	Skylake	18 / 36	2.6 / 4.2	165W	@Amazon
Intel Core i9-7900X	~	~	Skylake	10 / 20	3.3 / 4.3	140W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	57.55%	65.33%	Zen+	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.2	95W	@Amazon
Intel Core i7-7700K	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 8	4.2 / 4.5	91W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 2990WX (GM)	~	~	Zen+	32 / 64	3.0 / 4.2	250W	@Newegg
Intel Core i7-7820X	~	~	Skylake	8 / 16	3.6 / 4.3	140W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 2950X (GM)	~	~	Zen +	16 / 32	3.5 / 4.4	180W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 2970WX	~	~	Zen +	24 / 48	3.0 / 4.2	250W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 7 2700	~	~	Zen+	8 / 16	3.2 / 4.1	65W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 1900X (GM)	~	~	Zen	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.0	180W	@Amazon
Intel Core i7-7700	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 8	3.6 / 4.2	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 2600	~	~	Zen+	6 / 12	3.4 / 3.9	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i7-7800X	~	~	Skylake	6 / 12	3.5 / 4.0	140W	@Newegg
Intel Core i5-7600K	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.8 / 4.2	91W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 1950X (GM)	~	~	Zen	16 / 32	3.4 / 4.0	180W	@Newegg
AMD Threadripper 1920X (GM)	~	~	Zen	12 / 24	3.5 / 4.0	180W	@Amazon
Intel Core i3-9350KF	56.42%	65.19%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	4.0 / 4.6	91W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G	55.54%	62.68%	Zen 3	4 / 8	4.0 / 4.2	65W	OEM Only
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	53.86%	60.83%	Zen	8 / 16	3.6 / 4.0	95W	@Newegg
Intel Core i5-7600	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.5 / 4.1	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i3-8100	~	~	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	3.6 / –	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i5-7500	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.4 / 3.8	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i5-7400	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.0 / 3.5	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	~	~	Zen	8 / 16	3.8 / 3.9	95W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF	~	~	Zen +	6 / 12	3.2 / 3.6	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	~	~	Zen	8 / 16	3.0 / 3.8	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i3-8350K	53.84%	61.82%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	4.0 / –	91W	Core i3 i3-8350K
Intel Core i3-9100	51.96%	60.1%	Coffee Lake-R	4 / 4	3.6 / 4.2	65W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	49.99%	57.28%	Zen	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.0	95W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 1600	~	~	Zen	6 / 12	3.2 / 3.6	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G	48.81%	55.73%	Zen +	4 / 8	3.7 / 4.2	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i5-7400	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.0 / 3.5	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i3-8100	48.43%	59.7%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	3.6 / –	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G	45.96%	52.98%	Zen +	4 / 4	3.6 / 4.0	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	44.84%	50.67%	Zen+	4 / 8	3.6 / 3.9	65W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	~	~	Zen	4 / 8	3.5 / 3.7	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i3-7350K	~	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	4.2 / –	60W	@Newegg
Intel Pentium G5600	~	~	Coffee Lake	2 / 4	3.9 / –	54W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	42.16%	48.56%	Zen+	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.7	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X	~	~	Zen	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.7	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i3-7300	~	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	4.0 / –	51W	@BH&Photo
Intel Pentium G5600	37.52%	44.7%	Coffee Lake	2 / 4	3.9 / –	54W	@Intel
Intel Pentium G5400	36.57%	43.31%	Coffee Lake	2 / 4	3.7 / –	54W	@Amazon
Intel Core i3-7100	~	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	3.9 / –	51W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 1400	~	~	Zen	4 / 8	3.2 / 3.4	65W	@Amazon
Intel Pentium G4620	~	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	3.7 / –	54W	@Newegg
Intel Pentium G4560	~	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	3.5 / –	54W	@Newegg
AMD Athlon 3000G	~	~	Zen+	2 / 4	3.5 / –	35W	@Amazon
AMD Athlon 240GE	~	~	Zen	2 / 4	3.5 / –	35W	@Amazon
AMD Athlon 220GE	~	~	Zen	2 / 4	3.4 / –	35W	@Amazon
AMD Athlon 200GE	~	~	Zen	2 / 4	3.2 / –	35W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 3 1200	~	~	Zen	4 / 4	3.1 / 3.2	65W	@Amazon
Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-U6780A	~	~	LuJiaZui	8 / 8	2.7 / –	70W	N/A
AMD A10-9700	~	~	Bristol Ridge	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.8	65W	@Newegg

These tests are from our 2023 test bench. We measured performance for the 1080p CPU gaming benchmarks with a geometric mean of Borderlands 3, Hitman 2, Far Cry 5, Project CARS 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. We measured performance for the 1440p CPU gaming benchmarks with a geometric mean of Borderlands 3, Project CARS 3, Far Cry 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. We conducted these tests in Windows 10.

Legacy: Single-Threaded CPU Benchmarks Rankings 2023

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Legacy: Single-Threaded CPU Benchmarks Hierarchy 2023 – Windows 10
	Single-Threaded App Score	Architecture	Cores/Threads	Base/Boost GHz	TDP
Intel Core i9-11900K (ABT off/on)	100% / 99.57%	Rocket Lake	8 / 16	3.5 / 5.3	125W
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	95.31%	Zen 3	16 / 32	3.4 / 4.9	105W
Core i9-12900K DDR5 / DDR4	95.16% / 94.64%	Alder Lake	16 / 24 (8P+8E)	3.2 / 5.2	125 / 241W
Core i7-11700K	94.29%	Rocket Lake	8 / 16	3.6 / 5.0	95W
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	93.69%	Zen 3	12 / 24	3.7 / 4.8	105W
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	92.84%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.7	105W
Intel Core i5-11600K	92.56% / 89.67%	Rocket Lake	8 / 16	3.9 / 4.9	125W
Intel Core i7-12700K DDR5 / DDR4	91.60%	Alder Lake	12 / 20 (8P+4E)	3.6 / 4.9	125W / 190W
AMD Threadripper Pro 5975WX	89.25%	Zen 3	64 / 128	2.7 / 4.5	280W
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	89.19%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.6	65W
Ryzen 7 5700G	88.92%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.9 / 4.4	65W
AMD Threadripper Pro 5995WX	88.48%	Zen 3	64 / 128	3.6 / 4.5	280W
Core i5-12600K DDR4 / DDR5	87.85% / 87.82%	Alder Lake	10 / 16 (6P+4E)	3.7 / 4.9	125 / 150W
Intel Core i9-10900K	86.68%	Comet Lake	10 / 20	3.7 / 5.3	125W
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	85.75%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.9 / 4.4	65W
Intel Core i9-10850K	84.87%	Comet Lake	10 / 20	3.6 / 5.2	95W
Intel Core i9-9900KS	83.13%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 16	4.0 / 5.0	127W
Intel Core i5-11400	83.09%	Rocket Lake	6 / 12	2.6 / 4.4	65W
Intel Core i9-9900K	82.63%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 16	3.6 / 5.0	95W
Intel Core i7-10700K	82.31%	Comet Lake	8 / 16	3.8 / 5.1	125W
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G	81.51%	Zen 3	4 / 8	4.0 / 4.2	65W
Intel Core i7-9700K	80.36%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 8	3.6 / 4.9	95W
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	79.75%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.9 / 4.7	105W
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	79.11%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.8 / 4.5	95W
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT	78.86%	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.8 / 4.7	105W
Intel Core i5-10600K	78.79%	Comet Lake	6 / 12	4.1 / 4.	125W
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	78.37%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.9 / 4.5	105W
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	78.18%	Zen 2	16 / 32	3.5 / 4.7	105W
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	77.68%	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.8 / 4.6	105W
Intel Core i7-10700/F	~	Comet Lake	8 / 16	2.9 / 4.8	65W
Ryzen 7 4750G	77.2%	Zen 3	8 /16	3.6 / 4.4	65W
AMD Threadripper 3970X	76.52%	Zen 2	32 / 64	3.7 / 4.5	280W
AMD Threadripper 3960X	76.42%	Zen 2	24 / 48	3.8 / 4.5	280W
AMD Threadripper Pro 3975WX	76.36%	Zen 2	32 / 64	3.5 / 4.2	280W
Intel Core i7-8700K	76.32%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.7	95W
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	76.29%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.6 / 4.4	65W
Intel Core i7-8086K	76.21%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	4.0 / 5.0	95W
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	75.85%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.8 / 4.4	95W
Intel Core i3-9350KF	75.72%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	4.0 / 4.6	91W
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	75.62%	Zen 2	4 / 8	3.8 / 4.3	65W
Intel Core i5-9600K	75.41%	Coffee Lake-R	6 / 6	3.7 / 4.6	95W
Intel Core i9-10980XE	75.24%	Cascade Lake-X	18 / 36	3.0 / 4.8	165W
AMD Threadripper 3990X	75.10%	Zen 2	64 / 128	2.9 / 4.3	280W
Intel Core i7-8700	74.66%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	3.2 / 4.6	65W
AMD Threadripper Pro 3995WX	74.20%	Zen 2	64 / 128	2.7 / 4.2	280W
AMD Ryzen 5 3600	73.02%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.2	65W
Intel Core i9-9980XE	~	Skylake	18 / 36	4.4 / 4.5	165W
Intel Core i7-7700K	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 8	4.2 / 4.5	91W
Intel Core i5-8600K	71.08%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	3.6 / 4.3	95W
Core i3-10100	70.80%	Coffee Lake	4 / 8	3.6 / 4.3	65W
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	69.53%	Zen+	8 / 16	3.7 / 4.3	105W
Intel Core i3-9100	69.20%	Coffee Lake-R	4 / 4	3.6 / 4.2	65W
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	67.74%	Zen 2	4 / 8	3.8 / 3.9	65W
Intel Core i5-9400 / -9400F	67.67%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	2.9 / 4.1	65W
Intel Xeon W-3175X	67.51%	Skylake	28 / 56	3.1 / 3.8	225W
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	66.78%	Zen+	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.2	95W
Intel Core i3-8350K / -8350KF	66.71%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	4.0 / –	91W
Intel Core i5-8400	66.03%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	2.8 / 4.0	65W
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	~	Zen 2	6 / 6	3.6 / 4.1	65W
AMD Ryzen 9 3900	~	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.1 / 4.3	65W
Intel Core i3-7100	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	3.9 / –	51W
AMD Threadripper 2950X	~	Zen +	16 / 32	3.5 / 4.4	180W
AMD Threadripper 2990WX	~	Zen+	32 / 64	3.0 / 4.2	250W
AMD Threadripper 2970WX	~	Zen +	24 / 48	3.0 / 4.2	250W
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G	64.86%	Zen +	4 / 8	3.7 / 4.2	65W
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	63.62%	Zen	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.0	95W
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	61.99%	Zen	8 / 16	3.6 / 4.0	95W
Intel Core i5-7400	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.0 / 3.5	65W
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G	60.90%	Zen +	4 / 4	3.6 / 4.0	65W
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	60.79%	Zen+	4 / 8	3.6 / 3.9	65W
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X	~	Zen	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.7	65W
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF	~	Zen	6 / 12	3.2 / 3.6	65W
Intel Pentium G5600	60.13%	Coffee Lake	2 / 4	3.9 / –	54W
Intel Core i3-8100	60.12%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	3.6 / –	65W
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	57.09%	Zen	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.7	65W
Intel Pentium G5400	56.79%	Coffee Lake	2 / 4	3.7 / –	54W
AMD Athlon 3000G	~	Zen+	2 / 4	3.5 / –	35W
AMD Athlon 220GE	~	Zen	2 / 4	3.4 / –	35W
Intel Pentium G4560	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	3.5 / –	54W
AMD Athlon 200GE	~	Zen	2 / 4	3.2 / –	35W
AMD A10-9700	~	Bristol Ridge	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.8	65W
Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-U6780A	~	LuJiaZui	8 / 8	2.7 / –	70W

These results are from our 2023 test bench. We calculate the above single-threaded CPU benchmarks rankings based on a geometric mean of the Cinebench, POV-Ray, and LAME CPU benchmarks. The most powerful chip gets a 100, and all others are scored relative to it. We conducted these tests in Windows 10.

Legacy: Multi-Threaded CPU Benchmarks Rankings 2023

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Legacy: Multi-Threaded CPU Benchmarks Hierarchy 2023 – Windows 10
	Multi-Threaded App Score	Architecture	Cores/Threads	Base/Boost GHz	TDP
AMD Threadripper Pro 5995WX	112.53%	Zen 3	64 / 128	2.7 / 4.5	280W
AMD Threadripper 3990X	100.0%	Zen 2	64 / 128	2.9 / 4.3	280W
AMD Threadripper Pro 3995WX	97.59%	Zen 2	64 / 128	2.7 / 4.2	280W
AMD Threadripper Pro 5975WX	93.14%	Zen 3	32 / 64	3.6 / 4.5	280W
AMD Threadripper Pro 3975WX	82.59%	Zen 2	32 / 64	3.5 / 4.2	280W
AMD Threadripper 3970X	75.74%	Zen 2	32 / 64	3.7 / 4.5	280W
AMD Threadripper 3960X	64.76%	Zen 2	24 / 48	3.8 / 4.5	280W
Intel Xeon W-3175X	59.95%	Skylake	28 / 56	3.1 / 4.3	225W
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	53.58%	Zen 3	16 / 32	3.4 / 4.9	105W
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	47.32%	Zen 2	16 / 32	3.5 / 4.7	105W
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	45.89%	Zen 3	12 / 24	3.7 / 4.8	105W
Intel Core i9-10980XE	43.06%	Cascade Lake-X	18 / 36	3.0 / 4.8	165W
Intel Core i9-9980XE	~	Skylake	18 / 36	4.4 / 4.5	165W
AMD Threadripper 2990WX	~	Zen+	32 / 64	3.0 / 4.2	250W
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	38.69%	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.8 / 4.6	105W
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT	38.66%	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.8 / 4.7	105W
Core i9-12900K DDR4 / DDR5	38.39% / 38.11%	Alder Lake	16 / 24 (8P+8E)	3.2 / 5.2	125 / 241W
Intel Core i9-11900K (ABT off/on)	36.01% / 37.07%	Rocket Lake	8 / 16	3.5 / 5.3	125W
AMD Threadripper 2970WX	~	Zen +	24 / 48	3.0 / 4.2	250W
Core i7-11700K	34.26%	Rocket Lake	8 / 16	3.6 / 5.0	125W
Intel Core i9-10900K	33.79%	Comet Lake	10 / 20	3.7 / 5.3	125W
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	33.48%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.7	105W
Intel Core i9-10850K	33.38%	Comet Lake	10 / 20	3.6 / 5.2	95W
AMD Threadripper 2950X	~	Zen +	16 / 32	3.5 / 4.4	180W
AMD Ryzen 9 3900	~	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.1 / 4.3	65W
Ryzen 7 5700G	29.73%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.6	65W
Intel Core i9-9900KS	29.11%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 16	4.0 / 5.0	127W
Core i7-12700K DDR5 / DDR4	28.77% / 28.77%	Alder Lake	12 / 20 (8P+4E)	2.7 / 3.8	125 / 190W
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	28.49%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.9 / 4.7	105W
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	28.25%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.9 / 4.5	105W
Intel Core i7-10700K	28.17%	Comet Lake	8 / 16	3.8 / 5.1	125W
Intel Core i9-9900K	27.78%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 16	3.6 / 5.0	95W
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	27.47%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.6 / 4.4	65W
Intel Core i5-11600K	26.79%	Rocket Lake	8 / 16	3.9 / 4.9	125W
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	26.15%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.6	65W
AMD Ryzen 7 4750G	26.06%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.6 / 4.4	65W
Intel Core i7-10700/F	~	Comet Lake	8 / 16	2.9 / 4.8	65W
Intel Core i5-11400	24.46%	Rocket Lake	6 / 12	2.6 / 4.4	65W
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	23.33%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.9 / 4.4	65W
Core i5-12600K DDR4 / DDR5	2308% / 23.07%	Alder Lake	10 / 16 (6P+4E)	3.7 / 4.9	125 / 150W
Intel Core i7-9700K	22.81%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 8	3.6 / 4.9	95W
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	22.28%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.8 / 4.5	95W
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	21.76%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.8 / 4.4	95W
AMD Ryzen 5 3600	21.41%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.2	65W
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	21.59%	Zen+	8 / 16	3.7 / 4.3	105W
Intel Core i5-10600K	20.83%	Comet Lake	6 / 12	4.1 / 4.8	125W
Intel Core i7-8700K	20.23%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.7	95W
Core i7-8700	20.04%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	3.2 / 4.6	65W
Core i7-8086K	19.30%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	4.0 / 5.0	95W
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	19.17%	Zen	8 / 16	3.6 / 4.0	95W
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	16.96%	Zen+	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.2	95W
Intel Core i5-9600K	16.60%	Coffee Lake-R	6 / 6	3.7 / 4.6	95W
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	~	Zen 2	6 / 6	3.6 / 4.1	65W
Intel Core i7-7700K	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 8	4.2 / 4.5	91W
Intel Core i5-8600K	15.93%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	3.6 / 4.3	95W
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G	15.83%	Zen 3	4 / 8	4.0 / 4.2	65W
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	15.55%	Zen 2	4 / 8	3.8 / 4.3	65W
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF	~	Zen	6 / 12	3.2 / 3.6	65W
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	15.16%	Zen	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.0	95W
Intel Core i5-9400 / -9400F	15.04%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	2.9 / 4.1	65W
Intel Core i5-8400	14.76%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	2.8 / 4.0	65W
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	14.17%	Zen 2	4 / 8	3.8 / 3.9	65W
Core i3-10100	13.37%	Rocket Lake	4 / 8	3.6 / 4.3	65W
Intel Core i3-9350KF	11.76%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	4.0/4.6	91W
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G	11.31%	Zen +	4 / 8	3.7 / 4.2	65W
Intel Core i3-8350K	10.74%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	4.0 / –	91W
Intel Core i3-9100	10.70%	Coffee Lake-R	4 / 4	3.6 / 4.2	65W
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	10.56%	Zen+	4 / 8	3.6 / 3.9	65W
Intel Core i3-8100	9.61%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	3.6 / –	65W
Intel Core i5-7400	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.0 / 3.5	65W
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G	8.66%	Zen +	4 / 4	3.6 / 4.0	65W
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X	~	Zen	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.7	65W
Intel Core i3-7100	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	3.9 / –	51W
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	7.99%	Zen	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.7	65W
Intel Pentium G5600	5.43%	Coffee Lake	2 / 4	3.9 / –	54W
AMD Athlon 3000G	~	Zen+	2 / 4	3.5 / –	35W
AMD Athlon 220GE	~	Zen	2 / 4	3.4 / –	35W
Intel Pentium G5400	5.13%	Coffee Lake	2 / 4	3.7 / –	54W
AMD Athlon 200GE	~	Zen	2 / 4	3.2 / –	35W
Intel Pentium G4560	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	3.5 / –	54W
AMD A10-9700	~	Bristol Ridge	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.8	65W
Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-U6780A	~	LuJiaZui	8 / 8	2.7 / –	70W

These tests are from our 2023 test bench. The multi-threaded workload column is based on CPU benchmarks performance in Cinebench, POV-ray, vray, Blender (four tests – Koro, Barcellona, Classroom, bmw27), y-cruncher, and Handbrake x264 and x265 workloads. These CPU benchmarks represent performance in productivity-focused applications that tend to require more compute horsepower. The most powerful chip gets a 100, and all others are scored relative to it. We conducted these benchmarks in Windows 10.

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Legacy: Gaming CPU Benchmarks Hierarchy 2023 – Windows 10
	1080p Gaming Score	1440p Gaming Score	CPU	Cores/Threads	Base/Boost GHz	TDP	Buy
Intel Core i9-12900K DDR4 / DDR5	100% / 93.51%	100% / 95.86%	Alder Lake	16 / 24 (8P+8E)	3.2 / 5.2	125 / 241W	Core i9-12900K
Intel Core i9-11900K	92.48%	97.26%	Rocket Lake	8 / 16	3.5 / 5.3	125W	Core i9-11900K
Intel Core i7-12700K DDR4 / DDR5	97.71% / 91.23%	99.8% / 97.30%	Alder Lake	12 / 20 (8P+4E)	3.6 / 4.9	125 / 190W	Core i7-12700K
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	90.98%	93.18%	Zen 3	12 / 24	3.7 / 4.8	105W	Ryzen 9 5900X
Intel Core i5-12600K DDR4 / DDR5	90.89% / 84.32%	96.94% / 92.33%	Alder Lake	10 / 16 (6P+4E)	3.7 / 4.9	125 / 150W	Core i5-12600K
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	90.22%	95.32%	Zen 3	16 / 32	3.4 / 4.9	105W	Ryzen 9 5950X
AMD Threadripper Pro 5975WX	88.71%	89.71%	Zen 3	32 / 64	3.6 / 4.5	280W	Threadripper Pro 5975WX
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	88.51%	91.79%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.6	65W	Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	86.85%	91.72%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.7	105W	Ryzen 7 5800X
Intel Core i7-11700K	86.3%	92.0%	Rocket Lake	8 / 16	3.6 / 5.0	125W	Core i7-11700K
AMD Threadripper Pro 5995WX	86.12%	84.79%	Zen 3	64 / 128	2.7 / 4.5	280W	Threadripper Pro 5995WX
Intel Core i9-10900K	85.01%	91.5%	Comet Lake	10 / 20	3.7 / 5.3	125W	Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i9-10850K	84.6%	91.07%	Comet Lake	10 / 20	3.6 / 5.2	95W	Core i9-10850K
Intel Core i5-11600K	84.06%	90.43%	Rocket Lake	6 / 12	3.9 / 4.9	125W	Core i5-11600K
Intel Core i5-11400	80.98%	87.77%	Rocket Lake	6 / 12	2.6 / 4.4	65W	Core i5-11400
Intel Core i7-10700K	80.66%	87.88%	Comet Lake	8 / 16	3.8 / 5.1	125W	Core i7-10700K
Intel Core i9-10980XE	78.04%	84.04%	Cascade Lake-X	18 / 36	3.0 / 4.8	165W	Core i9-10980XE
Intel W-3175X	76.93%	82.58%	Skylake	28 / 56	3.1 / 4.3	225W	@Newegg
Ryzen 7 5700G*	76.61%	83.1%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.6	65W	N/A
Intel Core i9-9900KS	76.12%	84.85%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 16	4.0 / 5.0	127W	Intel Core i9-9900KS
Intel Core i7-10700/F	~	~	Comet Lake	8 / 16	2.9 / 4.8	65W	Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Core i5-10600K	75.42%	82.57%	Comet Lake	6 / 12	4.1 / 4.8	125W	@Newegg
Intel Core i7-9700K	73.62%	81.12%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 8	3.6 / 4.9	95W	@Amazon
Intel Core i9-9900K / F	73.41%	84.85%	Coffee Lake-R	8 / 16	3.6 / 5.0	95W	Core i9-9900K
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	72.63%	78.58%	Zen 2	16 / 32	3.5 / 4.7	105W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 3970X	72.44%	77.99%	Zen 2	32 / 64	3.7 / 4.5	280W	AMD Threadripper 3970X
AMD Threadripper 3960X	72.07%	77.12%	Zen 2	24 / 48	3.8 / 4.5	280W	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	71.99%	76.76%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.9 / 4.4	65W	Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	71.78%	79.28%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.9 / 4.7	105W	@Newegg
AMD Threadripper 3990X	71.68%	77.94%	Zen 2	64 / 128	2.9 / 4.3	280W	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT	71.67%	78.55%	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.8 / 4.7	105W	Ryzen 9 3900XT
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	~	~	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.8 / 4.6	105W	@Amazon
Intel Core i9-9980XE	~	~	Skylake	18 / 36	4.4 / 4.5	165W	@B&HPhoto
AMD Ryzen 9 3900	~	~	Zen 2	12 / 24	3.1 / 4.3	105W	OEM only
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	71.43%	79.08%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.6 / 4.4	65W	Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	71.3%	78.67%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.9 / 4.5	105W	Ryzen 7 3800X
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	70.62%	77.75%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.8 / 4.5	95W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 5 3600	68.63%	75.59%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.2	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i9-7960X	~	~	Skylake	16 / 32	2.8 / 4.2	165W	@Newegg
Intel Core i7-8700K	68.47%	76.41%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.7	95W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	68.41%	75.60%	Zen 2	6 / 12	3.8 / 4.4	95W	@Newegg
AMD Threadripper Pro 3975WX	67.63%	74.42%	Zen 2	32 / 64	3.5 / 4.2	280W	Threadripper Pro 3975WX
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	67.49%	74.6%	Zen 2	4 / 8	3.8 / 4.3	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i5-9600K	67.06%	75.11%	Coffee Lake-R	6 / 6	3.7 / 4.6	95W	@Newegg
AMD Threadripper Pro 3995WX	66.18%	69.28%	Zen 2	64 / 128	2.7 / 4.2	280W	Threadripper Pro 3995WX
Intel Core i5-8600K	65.84%	73.4%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	3.6 / 4.3	95W	@Newegg
Intel Core i7-8700	65.57%	73.66%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	3.2 / 4.6	65W	Core i7-8700
Intel Core i7-8086K	65.05%	73.5%	Coffee Lake	6 / 12	4.0 / 5.0	95W	Core i7-8086K
Intel Core i5-9400 / i5-9400F	64.85%	72.08%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	2.9 / 4.1	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i5-8400	63.96%	71.2%	Coffee Lake	6 / 6	2.8 / 4.0	65W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	~	~	Zen 2	6 / 6	3.6 / 4.1	65W	@Newegg
Core i3-10100	61.88%	69.08%	Comet Lake	4 / 8	3.6 / 4.3	65W	Core i3-10100
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	59.19%	66.55%	Zen+	8 / 16	3.7 / 4.3	105W	@Newegg
Ryzen 7 4750G*	58.43%	66.46%	Zen 2	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.6	65W	Ryzen 7 4750G
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	57.75%	64.21%	Zen 2	4 / 8	3.8 / 3.9	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i9-7980XE	~	~	Skylake	18 / 36	2.6 / 4.2	165W	@Amazon
Intel Core i9-7900X	~	~	Skylake	10 / 20	3.3 / 4.3	140W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	57.55%	65.33%	Zen+	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.2	95W	@Amazon
Intel Core i7-7700K	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 8	4.2 / 4.5	91W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 2990WX (GM)	~	~	Zen+	32 / 64	3.0 / 4.2	250W	@Newegg
Intel Core i7-7820X	~	~	Skylake	8 / 16	3.6 / 4.3	140W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 2950X (GM)	~	~	Zen +	16 / 32	3.5 / 4.4	180W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 2970WX	~	~	Zen +	24 / 48	3.0 / 4.2	250W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 7 2700	~	~	Zen+	8 / 16	3.2 / 4.1	65W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 1900X (GM)	~	~	Zen	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.0	180W	@Amazon
Intel Core i7-7700	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 8	3.6 / 4.2	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 2600	~	~	Zen+	6 / 12	3.4 / 3.9	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i7-7800X	~	~	Skylake	6 / 12	3.5 / 4.0	140W	@Newegg
Intel Core i5-7600K	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.8 / 4.2	91W	@Amazon
AMD Threadripper 1950X (GM)	~	~	Zen	16 / 32	3.4 / 4.0	180W	@Newegg
AMD Threadripper 1920X (GM)	~	~	Zen	12 / 24	3.5 / 4.0	180W	@Amazon
Intel Core i3-9350KF	56.42%	65.19%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	4.0 / 4.6	91W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G	55.54%	62.68%	Zen 3	4 / 8	4.0 / 4.2	65W	OEM Only
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	53.86%	60.83%	Zen	8 / 16	3.6 / 4.0	95W	@Newegg
Intel Core i5-7600	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.5 / 4.1	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i3-8100	~	~	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	3.6 / –	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i5-7500	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.4 / 3.8	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i5-7400	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.0 / 3.5	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	~	~	Zen	8 / 16	3.8 / 3.9	95W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF	~	~	Zen +	6 / 12	3.2 / 3.6	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	~	~	Zen	8 / 16	3.0 / 3.8	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i3-8350K	53.84%	61.82%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	4.0 / –	91W	Core i3 i3-8350K
Intel Core i3-9100	51.96%	60.1%	Coffee Lake-R	4 / 4	3.6 / 4.2	65W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	49.99%	57.28%	Zen	6 / 12	3.6 / 4.0	95W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 1600	~	~	Zen	6 / 12	3.2 / 3.6	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G	48.81%	55.73%	Zen +	4 / 8	3.7 / 4.2	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i5-7400	~	~	Kaby Lake	4 / 4	3.0 / 3.5	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i3-8100	48.43%	59.7%	Coffee Lake	4 / 4	3.6 / –	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G	45.96%	52.98%	Zen +	4 / 4	3.6 / 4.0	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G	44.84%	50.67%	Zen+	4 / 8	3.6 / 3.9	65W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X	~	~	Zen	4 / 8	3.5 / 3.7	65W	@Newegg
Intel Core i3-7350K	~	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	4.2 / –	60W	@Newegg
Intel Pentium G5600	~	~	Coffee Lake	2 / 4	3.9 / –	54W	@Newegg
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	42.16%	48.56%	Zen+	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.7	65W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X	~	~	Zen	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.7	65W	@Amazon
Intel Core i3-7300	~	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	4.0 / –	51W	@BH&Photo
Intel Pentium G5600	37.52%	44.7%	Coffee Lake	2 / 4	3.9 / –	54W	@Intel
Intel Pentium G5400	36.57%	43.31%	Coffee Lake	2 / 4	3.7 / –	54W	@Amazon
Intel Core i3-7100	~	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	3.9 / –	51W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 5 1400	~	~	Zen	4 / 8	3.2 / 3.4	65W	@Amazon
Intel Pentium G4620	~	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	3.7 / –	54W	@Newegg
Intel Pentium G4560	~	~	Kaby Lake	2 / 4	3.5 / –	54W	@Newegg
AMD Athlon 3000G	~	~	Zen+	2 / 4	3.5 / –	35W	@Amazon
AMD Athlon 240GE	~	~	Zen	2 / 4	3.5 / –	35W	@Amazon
AMD Athlon 220GE	~	~	Zen	2 / 4	3.4 / –	35W	@Amazon
AMD Athlon 200GE	~	~	Zen	2 / 4	3.2 / –	35W	@Amazon
AMD Ryzen 3 1200	~	~	Zen	4 / 4	3.1 / 3.2	65W	@Amazon
Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-U6780A	~	~	LuJiaZui	8 / 8	2.7 / –	70W	N/A
AMD A10-9700	~	~	Bristol Ridge	4 / 4	3.5 / 3.8	65W	@Newegg

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Legacy 2023 CPU Benchmarks Hierarchy Test Setup
Hardware	Header Cell – Column 1
AMD Socket AM4 (400- 500-Series)	AMD Ryzen 2000- 3000- 5000- series processors
	MSI MEG X570 Godlike
	2x 8GB Trident Z Royal DDR4-3600
Intel LGA 1151 (Z490)	Intel Comet Lake processors
	MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
	2x 8GB Trident Z Royal DDR4-3600
AMD Socket AM4 (300-Series)	Ryzen 1000-series processors
	MSI X370 Xpower Gaming Titanium
	2x 8GB G.Skill FlareX DDR4-3200 @ DDR4-2667
Intel LGA 1151 (Z270)	Intel Coffee Lake, Kaby Lake processors
	MSI Z270 Gaming M7
	2x 8GB Trident Z Royal DDR4-3600
Intel LGA 2066	Intel Skylake processors
	MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
	2x 8GB Trident Z Royal DDR4-3600
All	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Eagle
	2TB Intel DC4510 SSD
	EVGA Supernova 1600 T2, 1600W
	Windows 10 Pro version 2004 (build 19041.450)
Cooling	Corsair H115i

Legacy: Pre-2018 Desktop CPU Benchmarks

Recognizing that a lot of older platforms are going to be paired with graphics subsystems multiple generations old, we wanted to define the top of our range to encourage balance between host processing and complementary GPUs. At this point, anyone with a Sandy Bridge-based Core i7 would realize a gain from stepping up to Coffee Lake or Kaby Lake, for example. And putting AMD’s top FX CPUs next to a handful of Core i7s and those older Core i5s represents an upgrade to their status.

Currently, our hierarchy consists of 13 total tiers. The bottom half of the chart is largely outdated; you’ll notice those CPUs dragging down performance in the latest games, whether you have one of the best graphics cards or not. If you own a CPU in that range, an upgrade could really take your experience to another level.

Really, it’s the top five tiers or so that remain viable. And in that top half of the chart, an upgrade is typically worthwhile if it’s a least a couple of tiers higher. Otherwise, there’s just not enough improvement to warrant the expense of a fresh CPU, motherboard and RAM (not to mention the graphics card and storage solution you’d be considering as well).

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Legacy: Pre-2018 Desktop CPU Benchmarks Hierarchy
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Intel Core i7-8700K	Row 1 – Cell 1
Intel Core i9-7900X	Row 2 – Cell 1
Intel Core i9-7960X	Row 3 – Cell 1
Intel Core i9-7980XE	Row 4 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-8700K	Row 5 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-7740X	Row 6 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-7700K	Row 7 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-7820X	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Intel Core i7-7700	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Intel Core i5-8400	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
Intel Core i7-7800X	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Intel Core i7-7700T	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Intel Core i7-6950X	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Intel Core i7-6900K	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Intel Core i7-6850K	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i7-6800K	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Intel Core i7-6700K	AMD Ryzen 5 1400
Intel Core i7 6700	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Intel Core i7-5960X	Ryzen 5 2400G
Intel Core i7-5930K	Row 20 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-5820K	Row 21 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-5775C	Row 22 – Cell 1
Intel i7-4960X	Row 23 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-4930K	Row 24 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-4820K	Row 25 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-4790K	Row 26 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-4770K	Row 27 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-4790	Row 28 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-4771	Row 29 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-4770	Row 30 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-3970X	Row 31 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-3960X	Row 32 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-3930K	Row 33 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-3820	Row 34 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-3770K	Row 35 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-3770	Row 36 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-7640X	Row 37 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-7600K	Row 38 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-7600	Row 39 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-7500	Row 40 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-7400	Row 41 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5 6600K	Row 42 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-6600	Row 43 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-6500	Row 44 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5 6402P	Row 45 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-6400	Row 46 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-5675C	Row 47 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-4690K	Row 48 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-4670K	Row 49 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-4590	Row 50 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-4670	Row 51 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-4570	Row 52 – Cell 1
Intel BX80646I54460	Row 53 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-4440	Row 54 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-4430	Row 55 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-3570K	Row 56 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-3570	Row 57 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-3550	Row 58 – Cell 1
Row 59 – Cell 0	Row 59 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme	Row 61 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme	Row 62 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-975 Extreme	Row 63 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-2600K	Row 64 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-2600	Row 65 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-965	Row 66 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-3470	Row 67 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-3450P	Intel Core i7-7700
Intel Core i5-3450	AMD FX-9370
Intel Core i5-3350P	AMD FX-8370
Intel Core i5-3330	AMD FX-8350 w/Wraith
Intel Core i5-2550K	AMD FX-8320
Intel Core i5-2500K	AMD FX-8300
Intel Core i5-2500	AMD FX-8150
Intel Core i5-2450P	Row 75 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-2400	Row 76 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-2380P	Row 77 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-2320	Row 78 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-2310	Row 79 – Cell 1
Intel Core i5-2300	Row 80 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-7350K	Row 81 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-7320	Row 82 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-7300	Row 83 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-7100	Row 84 – Cell 1
Row 85 – Cell 0	Row 85 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Intel Core i7-980	Row 87 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-970	Row 88 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-960	Row 89 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-875K	Row 90 – Cell 1
Intel Core i7-870	Row 91 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3 6320	Row 92 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3 6300	Row 93 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-6100	AMD FX-6350
Intel Core i3 6100T	AMD FX-4350
Intel Core i3-6098P	AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition
Intel Core i3-4360	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition
Intel Core i3-4350	AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 980
Intel Core i3-4340	AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 975
Intel Core i3-4170	Row 100 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-4160	Row 101 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-4150	Row 102 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-4130	Row 103 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-3250	Row 104 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-3245	Row 105 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-3240	Row 106 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-3225	Row 107 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-3220	Row 108 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-3210	Row 109 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-2130	Row 110 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-2025	Row 111 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-2120	Row 112 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-2105	Row 113 – Cell 1
Intel Core i3-2100	Row 114 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G4620	Row 115 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G4600	Row 116 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G4560	Row 117 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G4500	Row 118 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G4400	Row 119 – Cell 1
Row 120 – Cell 0	Row 120 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Row 122 – Cell 0	AMD FX-8370E
Row 123 – Cell 0	AMD FX-8320
Row 124 – Cell 0	AMD FX-8120
Row 125 – Cell 0	AMD FX-6300
Row 126 – Cell 0	AMD FX-6200
Row 127 – Cell 0	AMD FX-4300
Row 128 – Cell 0	AMD FX-4170
Row 129 – Cell 0	AMD Phenom II X6 1075T
Intel Core i7-950	AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition
Intel Core i7-940	AMD Phenom II X4 965
Intel Core i7-930	AMD Phenom II X4 955
Intel Core i7-920	AMD A10-7890K APU
Intel Core i7-860	Intel A10-7870K
Intel Core i5-3220T	AMD A10-7860K
Intel Core i5-2405S	AMD A10-7850K
Intel Core i5-2400S	AMD A10-7800
Intel Core i5-760	AMD A10-7700K
Intel Core i5-750	AMD A10-6800K
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775	AMD A10-6790K
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770	AMD A10-6700
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650	AMD A10-5800K
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650	AMD A10-5700
Row 144 – Cell 0	Intel A8-7650K
Row 145 – Cell 0	AMD A8-7600
Row 146 – Cell 0	AMD A8-6600K
Row 147 – Cell 0	AMD A8-5600K
Row 148 – Cell 0	AMD A8-3870K
Row 149 – Cell 0	AMD A8-3870
Row 150 – Cell 0	AMD A8-3850
Row 151 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon X4 880K
Row 152 – Cell 0	Intel Athlon X4 870K)
Row 153 – Cell 0	Intel A10-7870K
Row 154 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon X4 750K
Row 155 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon X4 740
Row 156 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon X4 651K
Row 157 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon X4 645
Row 158 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon X4 641
Row 159 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon X4 640
Row 160 – Cell 0	Row 160 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Row 162 – Cell 0	AMD FX-6100
Row 163 – Cell 0	AMD FX-4130
Row 164 – Cell 0	AMD FX-4100
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800	AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	AMD Phenom II X4 945
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450	AMD Phenom II X4 940
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400	AMD Phenom II X4 920
Intel Core i5-680	AMD Phenom II X3 740
Intel Core i5-670	AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition
Intel Core i5-661	AMD A8-6500
Intel Core i5-660	AMD A8-5500
Intel Core i5-655K	AMD A6
Intel Core i5-650	AMD A6
Intel Core i3-2120T	AMD A6-3670K
Intel Core i3-2100T	AMD A6-3650
Row 178 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon II X4 635
Row 179 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon II X4 630
Row 180 – Cell 0	Row 180 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700	Row 182 – Cell 1
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300	Row 183 – Cell 1
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400	Row 184 – Cell 1
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300	Row 185 – Cell 1
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700	Row 186 – Cell 1
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600	Row 187 – Cell 1
Intel Core 2 Duo E8600	Row 188 – Cell 1
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500	AMD Phenom II X4 910
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400	AMD Phenom II X4 910e
Intel Core 2 Duo E7600	AMD Phenom II X4 810
Intel Core i3-550	AMD Athlon II X4 631
Intel Core i3-540	AMD Athlon II X4 620
Intel Core i3-530	AMD Athlon II X3 460
Intel Pentium G3470	Row 195 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G3460	Row 196 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G3450	Row 197 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G3440	Row 198 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G3430	Row 199 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G3420	Row 200 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G3260	Row 201 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G3258	Row 202 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G3250	Row 203 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G3220	Row 204 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G2130	Row 205 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G2120	Row 206 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G2020	Row 207 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G2010	Row 208 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G870	Row 209 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G860	Row 210 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G850	Row 211 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G840	Row 212 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G645	Row 213 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G640	Row 214 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium G630	Row 215 – Cell 1
Row 216 – Cell 0	Row 216 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800	Row 218 – Cell 1
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200	Row 219 – Cell 1
Intel Core 2 Duo E8300	AMD Phenom II X4 905e
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200	AMD Phenom II X4 805
Intel Core 2 Duo E8190	AMD Phenom II X3 710
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500	AMD Phenom II X3 705e
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400	AMD Phenom II X2 565 Black Edition
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	AMD Phenom II X2 560 Black Edition
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750	AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition
Intel Pentium G620	AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition
Intel Celeron G1630	AMD Phenom II X2 545
Intel Celeron G1620	AMD Phenom X4 9950
Intel Celeron G1610	AMD Athlon II X3 455
Intel Celeron G555	AMD Athlon II X3 450
Intel Celeron G550	AMD Athlon II X3 445
Intel Celeron G540	AMD Athlon II X3 440
Intel Celeron G530	AMD Athlon II X3 435
Intel Celeron G3950	AMD Athlon II X3 425
Intel Celeron G3930	Row 236 – Cell 1
Intel Celeron G3930	Row 237 – Cell 1
Intel Celeron G3900	Row 238 – Cell 1
Row 239 – Cell 0	Row 239 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Row 241 – Cell 0	AMD Phenom X4 9850
Row 242 – Cell 0	AMD Phenom X4 9750
Row 243 – Cell 0	AMD Phenom X4 9650
Intel Core 2 Duo E7300	AMD Phenom X4 9600
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200	AMD Phenom X3 8850
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700	AMD Phenom X3 8750
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550	AMD Athlon II X2 370K
Intel Core 2 Duo E6540	AMD Athlon II X2 265
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6700	AMD Athlon II X2 260
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6600	AMD Athlon II X2 255
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E650	AMD A6-5500K
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6300	AMD A6
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5800	AMD A4-7300
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5700	AMD A4-6400K
Intel Pentium G9650	AMD A4-6300
Row 256 – Cell 0	AMD A4-5400K
Row 257 – Cell 0	AMD A4-5300
Row 258 – Cell 0	AMD A4-4400
Row 259 – Cell 0	AMD A4-4000
Row 260 – Cell 0	AMD A4-3400
Row 261 – Cell 0	AMD A4-3300
Row 262 – Cell 0	AMD Sempron 2650
Row 263 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+
Row 264 – Cell 0	Row 264 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Row 266 – Cell 0	AMD Phenom X4 9550
Row 267 – Cell 0	AMD Phenom X4 9500
Row 268 – Cell 0	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	AMD Phenom X4 9350e
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420	AMD Phenom X3 8650
Intel Core 2 Duo E4700	AMD Phenom X3 8600
Intel Core 2 Duo E4600	AMD Phenom X3 8550
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500	AMD Phenom X3 8450e
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5400	AMD Phenom X3 8450
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5300	AMD Phenom X3 8400
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200	AMD Phenom X3 8250e
Intel Pentium Dual-Core G620T	AMD Athlon II X2 250
Row 278 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon II X2 245
Row 279 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon II X2 240
Row 280 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon X2 7850
Row 281 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon X2 7750
Row 282 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Row 283 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Row 284 – Cell 0	Row 284 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Row 286 – Cell 0	AMD Phenom X4 9150e
Row 287 – Cell 0	AMD Phenom X4 9100e
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400	AMD Athlon X2 7550
Intel Core 2 Duo E6320	AMD Athlon X2 7450
Intel Core 2 Duo E4400	AMD Athlon X2 5050e
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300	AMD Athlon X2 4850e/b
Intel Celeron E3300	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
Row 293 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
Row 294 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Row 295 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Row 296 – Cell 0	Row 296 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300	AMD Athlon X2 6550
Intel Core 2 Duo E5500	AMD Athlon X2 6500
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220	AMD Athlon X2 4450e/b
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200	AMD Athlon X2 4600+
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2210	AMD Athlon X2 4400+
Intel Celeron E3200	AMD Athlon X2 4200+
Row 304 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400
Row 305 – Cell 0	Row 305 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
Intel Celeron 1600	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Intel Celeron G440	AMD Athlon X2 4050e
Row 310 – Cell 0	AMD Athlon X2 2300 Black Edition
Row 311 – Cell 0	Row 311 – Cell 1
Intel CPUs	AMD CPUs and APUs
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160	Row 313 – Cell 1
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140	Row 314 – Cell 1
Intel Celeron E1500	Row 315 – Cell 1
Intel Celeron E1400	Row 316 – Cell 1
Intel Celeron E1200	Row 317 – Cell 1

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Gaming CPU Benchmarks Ranking
	1080p Gaming Score	1440p Gaming Score	Architecture	Cores/Threads (P+E)	Base/Boost GHz	TDP – MTP	Buy
$589 – Core i9-13900K	100.00%	100.00%	Raptor Lake	24 / 32 (8+16)	3.0 / 5.8	125 / 253W
$409 – Core i7-13700K	96.09%	97.09%	Raptor Lake	16 / 24 (8+8)	3.4 / 5.4	125 / 253W
$365 – Ryzen 7 5800X3D	94.42%	97.45%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.4 / 4.5	105W
$319 – Core i5-13600K	90.03%	92.94%	Raptor Lake	14 / 20 (6+8)	3.5 / 5.1	125 / 181W
$474 – Ryzen 9 7900X	87.40%	90.52%	Zen 4	12 / 24	4.7 / 5.6	170 / 230W
$569 – Ryzen 9 7950X	87.25%	90.27%	Zen 4	16 / 32	4.5 / 5.7	170 / 230W
$349 – Ryzen 7 7700X	87.13%	91.55%	Zen 4	8 /16	4.5 / 5.4	105 / 142W
$329 – Ryzen 7 7700	86.19%	88.88%	Zen 4	8 / 16	3.8 / 5.3	65 / 88W
$429 – Ryzen 9 7900	84.75%	88.46%	Zen 4	12 / 24	4.7 / 5.6	170 / 230W
$249 – Ryzen 5 7600X	83.62%	88.44%	Zen 4	6 / 12	4.7 / 5.3	105 / 142W
$229 – Ryzen 5 7600	79.74%	85.97%	Zen 4	6 / 12	3.8 / 5.1	65 / 88W
$550 – Ryzen 9 5950X	72.04%	77.51%	Zen 3	16 / 32	3.4 / 4.9	105W
$350 – Ryzen 9 5900X	71.69%	78.95%	Zen 3	12 / 24	3.7 / 4.8	105W
$235 – Ryzen 7 5800X	70.90%	78.19%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.8 / 4.7	105W
$210 – Ryzen 7 5700X	69.50%	76.65%	Zen 3	8 / 16	3.4 / 4.6	65W
$165 – Ryzen 5 5600X	67.52%	74.68%	Zen 3	6 / 12	3.7 / 4.6	65W
$189 – Core i5-12400	66.62%	73.53%	Alder Lake	6 / 12 (6+0)	2.5 / 4.4	65 / 117W	Row 16 – Cell 7

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