Processors ranked for gaming
The fastest gaming processor in our data is the Ryzen 7 9850X3D (index 103.1, Ryzen 7 9800X3D = 100). Below are all 119 processors we track; tap a column to sort, or a processor to see the FPS it can feed in each game.
All processors
| Ryzen 7 9850X3D | 2026 | 8 / 16 | 103.1 | Top-tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 2024 | 8 / 16 | 100.0 | Top-tier |
| Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | 2026 | 16 / 32 | 99.0 | Top-tier · rough |
| Ryzen 9 9950X3D | 2025 | 16 / 32 | 98.7 | Top-tier |
| Ryzen 9 9900X3D | 2025 | 12 / 24 | 89.6 | Top-tier |
| Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 2023 | 8 / 16 | 88.2 | Top-tier |
| Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 2023 | 16 / 32 | 86.5 | Top-tier |
| Ryzen 7 7700X3D | 2026 | 8 / 16 | 84.5 | High-end |
| Ryzen 5 7600X3D | 2024 | 6 / 12 | 83.1 | High-end |
| Core i9-14900K | 2023 | 24 / 32 | 80.6 | High-end |
| Core Ultra 7 270K Plus | 2026 | 24 / 24 | 79.9 | High-end |
| Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 2023 | 12 / 24 | 79.5 | High-end |
| Ryzen 9 9950X | 2024 | 16 / 32 | 79.3 | High-end |
| Core i9-13900K | 2022 | 24 / 32 | 79.2 | High-end |
| Core i7-14700K | 2023 | 20 / 28 | 78.8 | High-end |
| Core i7-13700K | 2022 | 16 / 24 | 78.1 | High-end |
| Ryzen 9 9900X | 2024 | 12 / 24 | 76.2 | High-end |
| Ryzen 7 9700X | 2024 | 8 / 16 | 76.0 | High-end |
| Core Ultra 5 250K Plus | 2026 | 18 / 18 | 75.6 | High-end |
| Core i5-14600K | 2023 | 14 / 20 | 75.1 | High-end |
| Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 2022 | 8 / 16 | 75.0 | High-end |
| Ryzen 5 9600X | 2024 | 6 / 12 | 74.8 | High-end |
| Core Ultra 9 285K | 2024 | 24 / 24 | 74.0 | High-end |
| Ryzen 5 9600 | 2025 | 6 / 12 | 73.5 | High-end |
| Ryzen 9 7950X | 2022 | 16 / 32 | 73.2 | High-end |
| Core i5-13600K | 2022 | 14 / 20 | 73.1 | High-end |
| Ryzen 7 7700X | 2022 | 8 / 16 | 72.8 | High-end |
| Core Ultra 7 265K | 2024 | 20 / 20 | 72.5 | High-end |
| Ryzen 7 7700 | 2023 | 8 / 16 | 72.0 | High-end |
| Ryzen 9 7900 | 2023 | 12 / 24 | 71.6 | High-end · rough |
| Ryzen 7 5700X3D | 2024 | 8 / 16 | 71.5 | High-end · rough |
| Ryzen 9 7900X | 2022 | 12 / 24 | 71.3 | High-end |
| Ryzen 5 5600X3D | 2023 | 6 / 12 | 70.0 | High-end · rough |
| Core i9-12900K | 2021 | 16 / 24 | 69.5 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 5 7600X | 2022 | 6 / 12 | 69.4 | Mid-range |
| Core Ultra 5 245K | 2024 | 14 / 14 | 69.2 | Mid-range |
| Core i7-12700K | 2021 | 12 / 20 | 67.8 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 5 7600 | 2023 | 6 / 12 | 66.2 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 5 7500F | 2023 | 6 / 12 | 65.2 | Mid-range |
| Core Ultra 5 225 | 2025 | 10 / 10 | 64.4 | Mid-range |
| Core i5-12600K | 2021 | 10 / 16 | 62.7 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 7 8700G | 2024 | 8 / 16 | 61.5 | Mid-range |
| Core i5-14400F | 2024 | 10 / 16 | 59.8 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 9 5950X | 2020 | 16 / 32 | 59.0 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 5 8600G | 2024 | 6 / 12 | 59.0 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 9 5900X | 2020 | 12 / 24 | 58.8 | Mid-range |
| Core i5-13400F | 2023 | 10 / 16 | 58.5 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 7 5800X | 2020 | 8 / 16 | 58.1 | Mid-range |
| Core i7-11700K | 2021 | 8 / 16 | 58.0 | Mid-range |
| Core i9-10900K | 2020 | 10 / 20 | 57.0 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 7 5700X | 2022 | 8 / 16 | 57.0 | Mid-range |
| Core i5-11600K | 2021 | 6 / 12 | 56.0 | Mid-range |
| Core i9-11900K | 2021 | 8 / 16 | 55.6 | Mid-range · rough |
| Core i5-12400F | 2022 | 6 / 12 | 55.0 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 5 5600X | 2020 | 6 / 12 | 54.2 | Mid-range |
| Core i7-10700K | 2020 | 8 / 16 | 54.0 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 5 5600 | 2022 | 6 / 12 | 53.6 | Mid-range |
| Core i5-11400F | 2021 | 6 / 12 | 52.0 | Mid-range |
| Core i3-14100F | 2024 | 4 / 8 | 51.9 | Mid-range · rough |
| Core i3-13100F | 2023 | 4 / 8 | 51.5 | Mid-range · rough |
| Ryzen 5 8500G | 2024 | 6 / 12 | 51.0 | Mid-range · rough |
| Core i9-9900K | 2018 | 8 / 16 | 50.0 | Mid-range |
| Core i3-12100F | 2022 | 4 / 8 | 50.0 | Mid-range |
| Ryzen 7 5700G | 2021 | 8 / 16 | 49.5 | Budget-level |
| Core i5-10600K | 2020 | 6 / 12 | 49.0 | Budget-level |
| Core i7-9700K | 2018 | 8 / 8 | 48.0 | Budget-level |
| Core i7-8700K | 2017 | 6 / 12 | 47.0 | Budget-level |
| Ryzen 5 5600G | 2021 | 6 / 12 | 46.1 | Budget-level |
| Core i5-10400F | 2020 | 6 / 12 | 46.0 | Budget-level |
| Ryzen 5 5500 | 2022 | 6 / 12 | 45.4 | Budget-level |
| Ryzen 7 3700X | 2019 | 8 / 16 | 45.3 | Budget-level |
| Core i7-8700 | 2017 | 6 / 12 | 45.0 | Budget-level · rough |
| Ryzen 9 3900X | 2019 | 12 / 24 | 45.0 | Budget-level · rough |
| Ryzen 3 3300X | 2020 | 4 / 8 | 44.5 | Budget-level · rough |
| Ryzen 5 3600X | 2019 | 6 / 12 | 44.4 | Budget-level · rough |
| Ryzen 5 3600 | 2019 | 6 / 12 | 43.5 | Budget-level |
| Ryzen 5 4600G | 2022 | 6 / 12 | 43.5 | Budget-level · rough |
| Core i5-9600K | 2018 | 6 / 6 | 43.0 | Budget-level · rough |
| Core i5-8600K | 2017 | 6 / 6 | 42.0 | Budget-level · rough |
| Core i3-10100F | 2020 | 4 / 8 | 41.0 | Budget-level · rough |
| Core i7-7700K | 2017 | 4 / 8 | 40.0 | Budget-level · rough |
| Core i5-9400F | 2019 | 6 / 6 | 40.0 | Budget-level · rough |
| Ryzen 5 4500 | 2022 | 6 / 12 | 40.0 | Budget-level · rough |
| Core i5-8400 | 2017 | 6 / 6 | 39.0 | Budget-level · rough |
| Ryzen 7 2700X | 2018 | 8 / 16 | 37.5 | Budget-level · rough |
| Core i7-6700K | 2015 | 4 / 8 | 37.0 | Budget-level · rough |
| Core i7-7700 | 2017 | 4 / 8 | 37.0 | Budget-level · rough |
| Ryzen 3 3100 | 2020 | 4 / 8 | 36.6 | Budget-level · rough |
| Ryzen 5 2600X | 2018 | 6 / 12 | 36.2 | Budget-level · rough |
| Ryzen 5 2600 | 2018 | 6 / 12 | 35.4 | Budget-level · rough |
| Core i7-6700 | 2015 | 4 / 8 | 35.2 | Budget-level · rough |
| Core i7-4790K | 2014 | 4 / 8 | 34.0 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i5-7600K | 2017 | 4 / 4 | 33.6 | Budget-level · rough |
| Core i3-9100F | 2019 | 4 / 4 | 32.4 | Budget-level · rough |
| Ryzen 7 1700 | 2017 | 8 / 16 | 31.8 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i7-4770 | 2013 | 4 / 8 | 31.0 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i5-7500 | 2017 | 4 / 4 | 31.0 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i3-8100 | 2017 | 4 / 4 | 31.0 | Entry-level · rough |
| Ryzen 5 3400G | 2019 | 4 / 8 | 30.9 | Entry-level · rough |
| Ryzen 5 1600 | 2017 | 6 / 12 | 30.3 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i5-6600K | 2015 | 4 / 4 | 30.0 | Entry-level · rough |
| Ryzen 3 3200G | 2019 | 4 / 4 | 29.1 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i5-7400 | 2017 | 4 / 4 | 29.0 | Entry-level · rough |
| Ryzen 5 2400G | 2018 | 4 / 8 | 28.4 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i7-3770K | 2012 | 4 / 8 | 27.1 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i5-4690K | 2014 | 4 / 4 | 27.0 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i5-6500 | 2015 | 4 / 4 | 27.0 | Entry-level · rough |
| Ryzen 3 2200G | 2018 | 4 / 4 | 26.7 | Entry-level · rough |
| Ryzen 3 1200 | 2017 | 4 / 4 | 25.5 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i5-4590 | 2014 | 4 / 4 | 25.0 | Entry-level · rough |
| Ryzen 5 1400 | 2017 | 4 / 8 | 24.3 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i5-3570K | 2012 | 4 / 4 | 24.3 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i7-2600K | 2011 | 4 / 8 | 24.3 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i5-4460 | 2014 | 4 / 4 | 23.0 | Entry-level · rough |
| Core i5-2500K | 2011 | 4 / 4 | 20.3 | Entry-level · rough |
| Pentium Gold G6400 | 2020 | 2 / 4 | 20.3 | Entry-level · rough |
| Pentium G4560 | 2017 | 2 / 4 | 18.2 | Entry-level · rough |
| Athlon 3000G | 2019 | 2 / 4 | 16.2 | Entry-level · rough |
| FX-8350 | 2012 | 8 / 8 | 15.2 | Entry-level · rough |
Index: estimated CPU-bound gaming performance at 1080p, Ryzen 7 9800X3D = 100. "Rough" marks values interpolated from similar processors. How we estimate