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Device

MSRP Price

3DMark Physics Score

Value for Money

Popularity

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

DirectX 12.00

$799

14133

1.9

Intel Core i9-10900K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$488

13948

2.9

Intel Core i9-10900KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$463

13759

0.5

Intel Core i9-10850K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$453

13551

1.2

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

DirectX 12.00

$549

13456

3.9

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

DirectX 12.00

$749

13283

1.3

Intel Core i9-9960X Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

13047

n/a

0.0

Intel Core i9-10900 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$440

12599

0.1

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

DirectX 12.00

$1399

12373

0.1

Intel Core i9-10980XE Extreme Edition Processor

DirectX 12.00

$979

12326

0.1

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

DirectX 12.00

$499

12266

0.7

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

DirectX 12.00

$499

12215

4.6

Intel Core i9-10900F Processor

DirectX 12.00

$422

11939

0.1

Intel Core i9-10940X X-series Processor

DirectX 12.00

$784

11915

0.1

Intel Core i9-7980XE Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1979

11860

0.1

Intel Core i9-9900KS Processor

DirectX 12.00

$524

11753

0.4

Intel Core i9-9980XE Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1979

11605

0.0

Intel Core i9-10920X X-series Processor

DirectX 12.00

$689

11514

0.1

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

DirectX 12.00

$449

11512

4.1

Intel Core i9-9940X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1387

11442

0.0

Intel Core i9-7960X Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

11415

n/a

0.0

Intel Core i7-10700K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$374

11366

3.2

Intel Core i9-7940X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1387

11289

0.0

AMD Ryzen 9 3900

DirectX 12.00

n/a

11273

n/a

0.1

Intel Core i7-10700KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

11156

n/a

0.5

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

DirectX 12.00

$1999

11155

0.1

Intel Core i9-9900KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$463

11098

0.8

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

DirectX 12.00

$3990

11061

0.0

Intel Core i9-10900X X-series Processor

DirectX 12.00

$590

11056

0.1

Intel Core i9-9900K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$488

10969

5.3

Intel Core i9-7900X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$989

10605

0.1

Intel Core i9-7920X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1189

10598

0.0

Intel Core i7-6950X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1723

10428

0.1

Intel Core i7-10700 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$323

10379

0.6

Intel Core i9-9900X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$989

10339

0.1

Intel Core i9-9900 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$439

10212

0.1

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

DirectX 12.00

$399

10123

0.4

Intel Core i7-10700F Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

10113

n/a

0.3

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

DirectX 12.00

$399

9913

2.1

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

DirectX 12.00

$329

9682

7.4

Intel Core i7-9800X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$589

9663

0.0

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

DirectX 12.00

n/a

9585

n/a

0.0

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

DirectX 12.00

$899

9496

0.1

Intel Core i7-7820X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$589

9305

0.1

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

DirectX 12.00

$649

9262

0.0

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

DirectX 12.00

$999

9225

0.1

Intel Core i7-10870H Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

9212

n/a

0.1

Intel Core i9-10980HK Processor

DirectX 12.00

$583

9134

0.1

Intel Core i7-10875H

DirectX 12.00

$450

9064

0.5

Intel Core i7-5960X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$999

8947

0.1

AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8856

n/a

0.1

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8776

n/a

0.0

Intel Core i7-6900K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1089

8722

0.0

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

DirectX 12.00

$799

8649

0.1

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8643

n/a

0.1

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8592

n/a

0.3

Intel Core i9-9980HK Processor

DirectX 12.00

$583

8471

0.0

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8396

n/a

0.1

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

DirectX 12.00

$329

8315

2.1

Intel Core i7-8086K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$425

8313

0.4

Intel Core i5-10600K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$262

8229

0.7

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8204

n/a

0.0

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

DirectX 12.00

$299

8191

4.6

Intel Core i7-9700KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$349

8089

0.4

Intel Core i7-9700K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$374

8062

3.5

Intel Core i5-10600KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

7999

n/a

0.4

Intel Core i7-8700K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$359

7948

3.5

Intel Core i9-9880H Processor

DirectX 12.00

$556

7869

0.0

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2678 v3

DirectX 12.00

n/a

7867

n/a

0.1

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

DirectX 12.00

$499

7784

0.2

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

DirectX 12.00

$549

7669

0.0

Intel Core i5-10600 Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

7637

n/a

0.0

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

DirectX 12.00

$299

7592

0.5

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

DirectX 12.00

$399

7508

0.3

Intel Core i5-10500 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$192

7353

0.1

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

DirectX 12.00

$249

7339

0.6

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

DirectX 12.00

$329

7334

0.4

Intel Core i7-8700 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$303

7259

0.7

Intel Core i7-9700 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$323

7216

0.2

Intel Core i7-9700F Processor

DirectX 12.00

$298

7192

0.2

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

DirectX 12.00

$249

7181

2.2

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G

DirectX 12.00

n/a

7160

n/a

0.0

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

DirectX 12.00

$199

7064

7.1

Intel Core i5-10400F Processor

DirectX 12.00

$155

7049

0.5

Intel Core i5-10400 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$182

7042

0.3

Intel Core i5-9500T Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

6978

n/a

0.0

Intel Core i7-10750H

DirectX 12.00

$395

6835

0.8

Intel Core i7-7800X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$383

6707

0.1

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

DirectX 12.00

n/a

6317

n/a

0.1

Intel Core i7-5930K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$583

6175

0.1

Intel Core i7-6850K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$617

6172

0.1

Intel Core i7-5820K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$389

6121

0.3

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

DirectX 12.00

$229

6062

1.0

Intel Core i5-9600KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$237

6037

0.5

Intel Core i7-4960X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1059

6029

0.0

Intel Core i7-9750H Processor

DirectX 12.00

$395

6001

1.0

Intel Core i5-8600K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$257

5973

0.7

Intel Core i7-6800K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$434

5943

0.1

Intel Core i5-9600K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$262

5929

1.2

100

Intel Core i7-4930K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$594

5874

0.1

101

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

DirectX 12.00

$199

5820

1.8

102

Intel Xeon Processor E5-1650 v2

DirectX 12.00

$583

5795

0.0

103

Intel Core i9-8950HK Processor

DirectX 12.00

$583

5716

0.0

104

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

DirectX 12.00

n/a

5702

n/a

0.2

105

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

DirectX 12.00

$249

5696

0.3

106

Intel Core i7-8750H Processor

DirectX 12.00

$395

5530

0.6

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Rank	Device	MSRP Price	3DMark Physics Score	Value for Money	Popularity
1	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X DirectX 12.00	$799	14133	17	1.9
2	Intel Core i9-10900K Processor DirectX 12.00	$488	13948	28	2.9
3	Intel Core i9-10900KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$463	13759	29	0.5
4	Intel Core i9-10850K Processor DirectX 12.00	$453	13551	29	1.2
5	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X DirectX 12.00	$549	13456	24	3.9
6	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X DirectX 12.00	$749	13283	17	1.3
7	Intel Core i9-9960X Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	13047	n/a	0.0
8	Intel Core i9-10900 Processor DirectX 12.00	$440	12599	28	0.1
9	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X DirectX 12.00	$1399	12373	8	0.1
10	Intel Core i9-10980XE Extreme Edition Processor DirectX 12.00	$979	12326	12	0.1
11	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT DirectX 12.00	$499	12266	24	0.7
12	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X DirectX 12.00	$499	12215	24	4.6
13	Intel Core i9-10900F Processor DirectX 12.00	$422	11939	28	0.1
14	Intel Core i9-10940X X-series Processor DirectX 12.00	$784	11915	15	0.1
15	Intel Core i9-7980XE Processor DirectX 12.00	$1979	11860	5	0.1
16	Intel Core i9-9900KS Processor DirectX 12.00	$524	11753	22	0.4
17	Intel Core i9-9980XE Processor DirectX 12.00	$1979	11605	5	0.0
18	Intel Core i9-10920X X-series Processor DirectX 12.00	$689	11514	16	0.1
19	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X DirectX 12.00	$449	11512	25	4.1
20	Intel Core i9-9940X Processor DirectX 12.00	$1387	11442	8	0.0
21	Intel Core i9-7960X Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	11415	n/a	0.0
22	Intel Core i7-10700K Processor DirectX 12.00	$374	11366	30	3.2
23	Intel Core i9-7940X Processor DirectX 12.00	$1387	11289	8	0.0
24	AMD Ryzen 9 3900 DirectX 12.00	n/a	11273	n/a	0.1
25	Intel Core i7-10700KF Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	11156	n/a	0.5
26	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X DirectX 12.00	$1999	11155	5	0.1
27	Intel Core i9-9900KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$463	11098	23	0.8
28	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X DirectX 12.00	$3990	11061	2	0.0
29	Intel Core i9-10900X X-series Processor DirectX 12.00	$590	11056	18	0.1
30	Intel Core i9-9900K Processor DirectX 12.00	$488	10969	22	5.3
31	Intel Core i9-7900X Processor DirectX 12.00	$989	10605	10	0.1
32	Intel Core i9-7920X Processor DirectX 12.00	$1189	10598	8	0.0
33	Intel Core i7-6950X Processor DirectX 12.00	$1723	10428	6	0.1
34	Intel Core i7-10700 Processor DirectX 12.00	$323	10379	32	0.6
35	Intel Core i9-9900X Processor DirectX 12.00	$989	10339	10	0.1
36	Intel Core i9-9900 Processor DirectX 12.00	$439	10212	23	0.1
37	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT DirectX 12.00	$399	10123	25	0.4
38	Intel Core i7-10700F Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	10113	n/a	0.3
39	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X DirectX 12.00	$399	9913	24	2.1
40	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X DirectX 12.00	$329	9682	29	7.4
41	Intel Core i7-9800X Processor DirectX 12.00	$589	9663	16	0.0
42	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX DirectX 12.00	n/a	9585	n/a	0.0
43	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X DirectX 12.00	$899	9496	10	0.1
44	Intel Core i7-7820X Processor DirectX 12.00	$589	9305	15	0.1
45	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X DirectX 12.00	$649	9262	14	0.0
46	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X DirectX 12.00	$999	9225	9	0.1
47	Intel Core i7-10870H Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	9212	n/a	0.1
48	Intel Core i9-10980HK Processor DirectX 12.00	$583	9134	15	0.1
49	Intel Core i7-10875H DirectX 12.00	$450	9064	20	0.5
50	Intel Core i7-5960X Processor DirectX 12.00	$999	8947	8	0.1
51	AMD Ryzen 7 5800H DirectX 12.00	n/a	8856	n/a	0.1
52	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS DirectX 12.00	n/a	8776	n/a	0.0
53	Intel Core i7-6900K Processor DirectX 12.00	$1089	8722	8	0.0
54	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X DirectX 12.00	$799	8649	10	0.1
55	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS DirectX 12.00	n/a	8643	n/a	0.1
56	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H DirectX 12.00	n/a	8592	n/a	0.3
57	Intel Core i9-9980HK Processor DirectX 12.00	$583	8471	14	0.0
58	AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS DirectX 12.00	n/a	8396	n/a	0.1
59	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X DirectX 12.00	$329	8315	25	2.1
60	Intel Core i7-8086K Processor DirectX 12.00	$425	8313	19	0.4
61	Intel Core i5-10600K Processor DirectX 12.00	$262	8229	31	0.7
62	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H DirectX 12.00	n/a	8204	n/a	0.0
63	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X DirectX 12.00	$299	8191	27	4.6
64	Intel Core i7-9700KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$349	8089	23	0.4
65	Intel Core i7-9700K Processor DirectX 12.00	$374	8062	21	3.5
66	Intel Core i5-10600KF Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	7999	n/a	0.4
67	Intel Core i7-8700K Processor DirectX 12.00	$359	7948	22	3.5
68	Intel Core i9-9880H Processor DirectX 12.00	$556	7869	14	0.0
69	Intel Xeon Processor E5-2678 v3 DirectX 12.00	n/a	7867	n/a	0.1
70	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X DirectX 12.00	$499	7784	15	0.2
71	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X DirectX 12.00	$549	7669	13	0.0
72	Intel Core i5-10600 Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	7637	n/a	0.0
73	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 DirectX 12.00	$299	7592	25	0.5
74	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X DirectX 12.00	$399	7508	18	0.3
75	Intel Core i5-10500 Processor DirectX 12.00	$192	7353	38	0.1
76	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT DirectX 12.00	$249	7339	29	0.6
77	AMD Ryzen 7 1700 DirectX 12.00	$329	7334	22	0.4
78	Intel Core i7-8700 Processor DirectX 12.00	$303	7259	23	0.7
79	Intel Core i7-9700 Processor DirectX 12.00	$323	7216	22	0.2
80	Intel Core i7-9700F Processor DirectX 12.00	$298	7192	24	0.2
81	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X DirectX 12.00	$249	7181	28	2.2
82	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G DirectX 12.00	n/a	7160	n/a	0.0
83	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 DirectX 12.00	$199	7064	35	7.1
84	Intel Core i5-10400F Processor DirectX 12.00	$155	7049	45	0.5
85	Intel Core i5-10400 Processor DirectX 12.00	$182	7042	38	0.3
86	Intel Core i5-9500T Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	6978	n/a	0.0
87	Intel Core i7-10750H DirectX 12.00	$395	6835	17	0.8
88	Intel Core i7-7800X Processor DirectX 12.00	$383	6707	17	0.1
89	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H DirectX 12.00	n/a	6317	n/a	0.1
90	Intel Core i7-5930K Processor DirectX 12.00	$583	6175	10	0.1
91	Intel Core i7-6850K Processor DirectX 12.00	$617	6172	10	0.1
92	Intel Core i7-5820K Processor DirectX 12.00	$389	6121	15	0.3
93	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X DirectX 12.00	$229	6062	26	1.0
94	Intel Core i5-9600KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$237	6037	25	0.5
95	Intel Core i7-4960X Processor DirectX 12.00	$1059	6029	5	0.0
96	Intel Core i7-9750H Processor DirectX 12.00	$395	6001	15	1.0
97	Intel Core i5-8600K Processor DirectX 12.00	$257	5973	23	0.7
98	Intel Core i7-6800K Processor DirectX 12.00	$434	5943	13	0.1
99	Intel Core i5-9600K Processor DirectX 12.00	$262	5929	22	1.2
100	Intel Core i7-4930K Processor DirectX 12.00	$594	5874	9	0.1
101	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 DirectX 12.00	$199	5820	29	1.8
102	Intel Xeon Processor E5-1650 v2 DirectX 12.00	$583	5795	9	0.0
103	Intel Core i9-8950HK Processor DirectX 12.00	$583	5716	9	0.0
104	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF DirectX 12.00	n/a	5702	n/a	0.2
105	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X DirectX 12.00	$249	5696	22	0.3
106	Intel Core i7-8750H Processor DirectX 12.00	$395	5530	14	0.6