CPU Rankings & Ladder

CPU rankings and ladder chart with 263 entries (Desktop, Laptop). Switch between gaming, single-core, multi-core, efficiency and value; AMD, Intel and NVIDIA side by side. Data updated 2026-08-29.

Desktop CPU

  1. Ryzen 7 7800X3D — AMD · 2023-04 · Last-gen gaming king with 3D V-Cache and modest power draw.
  2. Ryzen 7 9800X3D — AMD · 2024-11 · The fastest gaming CPU today; 2nd-gen 3D V-Cache is overclockable.
  3. Ryzen 9 9950X — AMD · 2024-08 · 16-core productivity flagship, strong in both single and multi.
  4. Core Ultra 7 265K — Intel · 2024-10 · Arrow Lake upper-mid; better efficiency, so-so gaming.
  5. Core i7-14700K — Intel · 2023-10 · Strong multi-thread, high power; keep microcode updated.
  6. Ryzen 5 7600 — AMD · 2023-01 · AM5 entry sweet spot, 65W quiet and easy to cool.
  7. Ryzen 9 9950X3D — AMD · 2025-03 · Gaming and productivity flagship in one — no more compromise.
  8. Ryzen 9 9900X — AMD · 2024-08 · 12 cores at 120W, the productivity sweet spot.
  9. Ryzen 7 9700X — AMD · 2024-08 · Excellent 65W efficiency with strong single-core.
  10. Ryzen 5 9600X — AMD · 2024-08 · Zen 5 entry; single-core matches the flagships.
  11. Ryzen 9 7950X3D — AMD · 2023-02 · Last-gen do-it-all flagship; relies on core scheduling.
  12. Ryzen 9 7950X — AMD · 2022-09 · 16-core productivity, a bargain after price cuts.
  13. Ryzen 9 7900X — AMD · 2022-09 · 12 cores, power on the high side.
  14. Ryzen 7 7700X — AMD · 2022-09 · Balanced 8-core, the early AM5 workhorse.
  15. Ryzen 5 7600X — AMD · 2022-09 · Slightly higher clocks than the 7600; not worth the premium.
  16. Ryzen 5 7500F — AMD · 2023-07 · No-iGPU special; the best-value entry gaming chip.
  17. Ryzen 7 5800X3D — AMD · 2022-04 · The final gaming stop for AM4.
  18. Ryzen 5 5600 — AMD · 2022-04 · Cheapest upgrade path for an older platform.
  19. Core Ultra 9 285K — Intel · 2024-10 · Intel's strongest multi-core; gaming trails X3D.
  20. Core Ultra 5 245K — Intel · 2024-10 · Arrow Lake entry with solid single-core.
  21. Core i9-14900K — Intel · 2023-10 · 6 GHz flagship; power and stability were controversial.
  22. Core i5-14600K — Intel · 2023-10 · Great mid-range multi-thread, the LGA1700 sweet spot.
  23. Core i5-14400 — Intel · 2024-01 · 65W dual-purpose for office and gaming.
  24. Core i9-13900K — Intel · 2022-10 · Practically identical to the 14900K.
  25. Core i5-13400F — Intel · 2023-01 · No-iGPU entry, enough for gaming.
  26. Core i7-12700K — Intel · 2021-11 · First hybrid generation; good used value.
  27. Core i5-12400F — Intel · 2022-01 · Classic entry-level favorite.
  28. Core 2 Quad Q6600 — Intel · 2007-01 · First affordable quad-core, an overclocking legend.
  29. Core 2 Duo E8400 — Intel · 2008-01 · 45nm dual-core, the gaming pick of its day.
  30. Core 2 Quad Q9550 — Intel · 2008-03 · Late-LGA775 quad-core flagship.
  31. Core i7-920 — Intel · 2008-11 · First Core i7; Hyper-Threading returns.
  32. Core i5-750 — Intel · 2009-09 · Mainstream quad-core with superb value.
  33. Core i7-870 — Intel · 2009-09 · Lynnfield flagship.
  34. Core i5-2500K — Intel · 2011-01 · Legendary chip; 4.5 GHz with ease.
  35. Core i7-2600K — Intel · 2011-01 · A decade of service — the legend.
  36. Core i5-3570K — Intel · 2012-04 · 22nm; paste under the IHS drew complaints.
  37. Core i7-3770K — Intel · 2012-04 · Ivy Bridge flagship.
  38. Core i7-4770K — Intel · 2013-06 · Haswell launch flagship.
  39. Core i5-4690K — Intel · 2014-05 · Devil's Canyon quad-core.
  40. Core i7-4790K — Intel · 2014-05 · First 4 GHz base clock; the peak before solder returned.
  41. Core i7-5960X — Intel · 2014-08 · First consumer 8-core, DDR4 debut.
  42. Core i7-6700K — Intel · 2015-08 · Skylake; DDR4 goes mainstream.
  43. Core i7-7700K — Intel · 2017-01 · The last quad-core i7.
  44. Core i7-8700K — Intel · 2017-10 · The six-core Ryzen forced out of Intel.
  45. Core i5-8400 — Intel · 2017-10 · Affordable six-core i5 favorite.
  46. Core i9-9900K — Intel · 2018-10 · First mainstream i9, soldered 8-core.
  47. Core i5-9600K — Intel · 2018-10 · Six cores, no HT, gaming-oriented.
  48. Core i9-10900K — Intel · 2020-05 · 14nm squeezed to ten cores.
  49. Core i5-10400F — Intel · 2020-05 · Budget gaming favorite under ¥1000.
  50. Core i9-11900K — Intel · 2021-03 · Back to 8 cores; lukewarm reception.
  51. Core i5-11400F — Intel · 2021-03 · Good-value six-core.
  52. Core i9-12900K — Intel · 2021-11 · Hybrid-architecture launch flagship.
  53. Core i5-12600K — Intel · 2021-11 · 12th-gen sweet spot.
  54. Core i7-13700K — Intel · 2022-10 · 13th-gen i7, close to the 14700K.
  55. Phenom X4 9850 Black — AMD · 2008-03 · First native quad-core, post-TLB-bug revision.
  56. Phenom II X4 955 BE — AMD · 2009-04 · AMD's comeback quad-core, great value.
  57. Phenom II X6 1090T — AMD · 2010-04 · First consumer six-core.
  58. FX-8150 — AMD · 2011-10 · Bulldozer debut; disappointing single-core.
  59. FX-8350 — AMD · 2012-10 · Piledriver, multi-thread value.
  60. Ryzen 7 1800X — AMD · 2017-03 · Zen launch flagship; AMD's revival.
  61. Ryzen 5 1600 — AMD · 2017-04 · 6C/12T at a budget price changed the market.
  62. Ryzen 7 2700X — AMD · 2018-04 · 12nm refresh.
  63. Ryzen 9 3900X — AMD · 2019-07 · First 12-core on a mainstream platform.
  64. Ryzen 9 3950X — AMD · 2019-11 · First 16-core on a mainstream platform.
  65. Ryzen 7 3700X — AMD · 2019-07 · 65W eight-core, the efficiency benchmark.
  66. Ryzen 5 3600 — AMD · 2019-07 · The best-seller.
  67. Ryzen 9 5950X — AMD · 2020-11 · The peak of AM4 productivity.
  68. Ryzen 9 5900X — AMD · 2020-11 · Balanced 12-core choice.
  69. Ryzen 7 5800X — AMD · 2020-11 · Single-CCD eight-core.
  70. Ryzen 5 5600X — AMD · 2020-11 · Value gaming six-core.
  71. Ryzen 7 5700X3D — AMD · 2024-01 · AM4's last value gaming chip.
  72. Ryzen 7 8700G — AMD · 2024-01 · Strongest desktop iGPU APU.
  73. Ryzen 5 8600G — AMD · 2024-01 · The stop-gap build without a dGPU.
  74. Ryzen 5 5600G — AMD · 2021-08 · AM4 iGPU APU.
  75. Core i5-13600K — Intel · 2022-10 · 13th-gen sweet spot; multi-core near last-gen i9.
  76. Core i5-13500 — Intel · 2023-01 · 65W hybrid, great for multitasking.
  77. Core i5-14500 — Intel · 2024-01 · Slight clock bump over the 13500.
  78. Core i5-12400 — Intel · 2022-01 · 12400F with an iGPU.
  79. Core i3-12100F — Intel · 2022-01 · Quad-core entry, fine for esports.
  80. Core i3-13100F — Intel · 2023-01 · Minor 12100F refresh.

Laptop CPU

  1. M4 Pro 14-core — Apple · 2024-11 · Best single-core of any laptop chip, class-leading efficiency.
  2. Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 — Qualcomm · 2024-06 · ARM Windows flagship: great battery, mind app compatibility.
  3. Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 — AMD · 2024-07 · Strongest iGPU among x86 thin-and-lights, well balanced.
  4. Core Ultra 9 185H — Intel · 2023-12 · Meteor Lake flagship: decent multi-core, average efficiency.
  5. Ryzen 9 9955HX — AMD · 2025-01 · Desktop-class gaming laptop chip; pair with a dGPU.
  6. Apple M4 (10核) — Apple · 2024-05 · MacBook Air mainstay; single-core on par with the flagships.
  7. Apple M4 Max (16核) — Apple · 2024-11 · Mobile-workstation class with huge memory bandwidth.
  8. Apple M3 (8核) — Apple · 2023-11 · Last-gen Air chip, fine for everyday use.
  9. Core Ultra 9 288V — Intel · 2024-09 · Lunar Lake flagship: great battery and iGPU, weak multi-core.
  10. Core Ultra 7 258V — Intel · 2024-09 · The mainstream Lunar Lake part for thin-and-lights.
  11. Core Ultra 9 275HX — Intel · 2025-01 · Gaming-laptop flagship with desktop-class multi-core.
  12. Core Ultra 7 255H — Intel · 2025-01 · Mainstream all-rounder, balanced.
  13. Core i9-14900HX — Intel · 2024-01 · Last-gen gaming-laptop flagship, runs hot.
  14. Ryzen AI Max+ 395 — AMD · 2025-02 · Strix Halo: an iGPU that rivals discrete cards.
  15. Ryzen AI 7 350 — AMD · 2025-01 · Krackan for mainstream thin-and-lights.
  16. Ryzen 9 8945HS — AMD · 2024-01 · Hawk Point high-end with Radeon 780M.
  17. Ryzen 7 8845HS — AMD · 2024-01 · The most common 2024 thin all-rounder chip.
  18. Ryzen 9 7945HX — AMD · 2023-02 · Last-gen 16-core gaming laptop chip.
  19. Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 — Qualcomm · 2024-06 · The budget version of X Elite.
  20. Core i7-4700HQ — Intel · 2013-06 · Standard Haswell gaming-laptop chip.
  21. Core i7-6700HQ — Intel · 2015-09 · Skylake standard-voltage quad.
  22. Core i7-7700HQ — Intel · 2017-01 · One of the most common gaming-laptop chips.
  23. Core i7-8750H — Intel · 2018-04 · The year laptops went six-core.
  24. Core i7-9750H — Intel · 2019-04 · Minor 8750H refresh.
  25. Core i7-10750H — Intel · 2020-04 · Last 14nm six-core.
  26. Core i7-11800H — Intel · 2021-05 · 10nm eight-core with PCIe 4.0.
  27. Core i7-12700H — Intel · 2022-01 · Hybrid cores arrive in laptops.
  28. Core i7-13700H — Intel · 2023-01 · 13th-gen all-rounder mainstay.
  29. Core i9-13980HX — Intel · 2023-01 · 13th-gen gaming-laptop flagship.
  30. Core i7-1360P — Intel · 2023-01 · P-series for thin-and-lights.
  31. Ryzen 7 4800H — AMD · 2020-01 · AMD's laptop comeback.
  32. Ryzen 7 5800H — AMD · 2021-01 · Zen 3 gaming-laptop mainstay.
  33. Ryzen 9 6900HS — AMD · 2022-02 · First RDNA2 iGPU.
  34. Ryzen 7 7735HS — AMD · 2023-01 · Rebadged 6800H.
  35. Ryzen 7 7840HS — AMD · 2023-04 · Phoenix, debut of the 780M.
  36. Apple M1 (8核) — Apple · 2020-11 · The chip that started Apple Silicon.
  37. Apple M1 Pro (10核) — Apple · 2021-10 · The pro laptop reborn.
  38. Apple M1 Max (10核) — Apple · 2021-10 · 400 GB/s unified memory.
  39. Apple M2 (8核) — Apple · 2022-06 · Minor M1 refresh.
  40. Apple M2 Pro (12核) — Apple · 2023-01 · Apple M2 Pro (12-core).
  41. Apple M2 Max (12核) — Apple · 2023-01 · Apple M2 Max (12-core).
  42. Apple M3 Pro (12核) — Apple · 2023-11 · Fewer P-cores, efficiency first.
  43. Apple M3 Max (16核) — Apple · 2023-11 · Hardware ray tracing comes to Mac.
  44. Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 — Qualcomm · 2022-03 · Pre-X Elite ARM laptop chip, weak performance.
  45. Core Ultra 7 155H — Intel · 2023-12 · The best-selling Meteor Lake part.
  46. Core Ultra 5 125H — Intel · 2023-12 · Entry Meteor Lake H.
  47. Core Ultra 5 225H — Intel · 2025-01 · Arrow Lake H entry.
  48. Core i9-13900H — Intel · 2023-01 · Higher-clocked 13700H.
  49. Core i5-13500H — Intel · 2023-01 · Mainstream all-rounder i5.
  50. Core i5-12500H — Intel · 2022-01 · 12th-gen mainstream i5.
  51. Core i7-13650HX — Intel · 2023-01 · Entry HX for gaming laptops.
  52. Core i7-1260P — Intel · 2022-01 · 12th-gen P-series for thin-and-lights.
  53. Core i7-1165G7 — Intel · 2020-09 · Tiger Lake thin-and-light mainstay.
  54. Core i7-8565U — Intel · 2018-08 · 15W quad with good battery life.
  55. Core i5-8250U — Intel · 2017-08 · The year 15W went quad-core; sold in huge numbers.
  56. Core i7-7500U — Intel · 2016-08 · The last dual-core U-series i7.
  57. Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 — AMD · 2024-07 · HX 370 with a faster NPU.
  58. Ryzen 9 7940HS — AMD · 2023-04 · High-end Phoenix.
  59. Ryzen 5 7640HS — AMD · 2023-04 · Six-core Phoenix.
  60. Ryzen 7 6800H — AMD · 2022-01 · Rembrandt mainstay with the 680M.
  61. Ryzen 5 5600H — AMD · 2021-01 · Value gaming-laptop chip.
  62. Ryzen 7 5800U — AMD · 2021-01 · 15W eight-core for thin-and-lights.
  63. Ryzen 7 4700U — AMD · 2020-01 · 15W eight cores without SMT.
  64. Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 — Qualcomm · 2024-06 · The most common X Elite SKU.
  65. Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 — Qualcomm · 2024-09 · Budget eight-core X Plus.
  66. Apple M3 Max (14核) — Apple · 2023-11 · The binned M3 Max.