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Device

MSRP Price

3DMark Physics Score

Value for Money

Popularity

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

DirectX 12.00

$799

14076

3.5

Intel Core i9-10900K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$488

13768

2.7

Intel Core i9-10900KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$463

13593

0.6

Intel Core i9-10850K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$453

13440

1.5

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

DirectX 12.00

$549

13401

6.6

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

DirectX 12.00

$749

13231

0.9

Intel Core i9-9960X Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

13076

n/a

0.0

Intel Core i9-11900K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$539

12762

0.3

Intel Core i9-7980XE Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1979

12376

0.1

Intel Core i9-10900 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$440

12278

0.1

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

DirectX 12.00

$1399

12248

0.1

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

DirectX 12.00

$499

12124

0.4

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

DirectX 12.00

$499

12120

3.2

Intel Core i9-10980XE Extreme Edition Processor

DirectX 12.00

$979

12038

0.1

Intel Core i7-11700K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$399

12020

0.2

Intel Core i9-11900KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$513

11854

0.0

Intel Core i9-10900F Processor

DirectX 12.00

$422

11761

0.1

Intel Core i9-9900KS Processor

DirectX 12.00

$524

11753

0.3

Intel Core i9-10940X X-series Processor

DirectX 12.00

$784

11650

0.0

Intel Core i7-11700KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$374

11555

0.1

Intel Core i9-10920X X-series Processor

DirectX 12.00

$689

11524

0.1

Intel Core i9-9980XE Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1979

11511

0.0

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

DirectX 12.00

$449

11478

7.6

Intel Core i7-10700K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$374

11193

2.8

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

DirectX 12.00

$1999

11190

0.1

AMD Ryzen 9 3900

DirectX 12.00

n/a

11186

n/a

0.1

Intel Core i9-7940X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1387

11100

0.0

Intel Core i9-10900X X-series Processor

DirectX 12.00

$590

11058

0.1

Intel Core i7-10700KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$349

11049

0.7

Intel Core i9-9900KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$463

11004

0.7

Intel Core i9-9900K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$488

10900

4.0

Intel Core i7-6950X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1723

10754

0.1

Intel Core i7-11700 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$323

10526

0.0

Intel Core i9-7900X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$989

10501

0.1

Intel Core i9-7920X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1189

10394

0.0

Intel Core i9-9900X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$989

10341

0.0

Intel Core i7-10700 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$323

10175

0.6

Intel Core i9-9900 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$439

10146

0.1

Intel Core i7-11800H

DirectX 12.00

n/a

10144

n/a

0.0

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

DirectX 12.00

$399

10091

0.4

Intel Core i7-10700F Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

9973

n/a

0.4

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

DirectX 12.00

$399

9883

1.5

Intel Core i7-9800X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$589

9740

0.0

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

DirectX 12.00

$329

9657

5.8

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

DirectX 12.00

n/a

9647

n/a

0.6

Intel Core i7-11700F Processor

DirectX 12.00

$298

9403

0.0

Intel Core i9-10980HK Processor

DirectX 12.00

$583

9315

0.2

Intel Core i7-7820X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$589

9272

0.1

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

DirectX 12.00

$899

9272

0.1

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

DirectX 12.00

$999

9262

0.1

AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

DirectX 12.00

n/a

9141

n/a

0.9

Intel Core i5-11600KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$237

9080

0.0

Intel Core i5-11600K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$262

9078

0.1

Intel Core i7-10870H Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

9042

n/a

0.9

Intel Core i7-5960X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$999

8937

0.1

Intel Core i7-10875H

DirectX 12.00

$450

8900

0.7

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8805

n/a

0.0

Intel Core i7-6900K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$1089

8778

0.0

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8777

n/a

0.4

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8743

n/a

0.4

Intel Core i5-9500T Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8708

n/a

0.0

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8656

n/a

0.1

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

DirectX 12.00

$799

8560

0.0

AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8540

n/a

0.0

Intel Core i9-9980HK Processor

DirectX 12.00

$583

8506

0.0

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8370

n/a

0.0

Intel Core i5-11400 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$182

8352

0.1

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8335

n/a

0.0

Intel Core i5-11400F Processor

DirectX 12.00

$157

8284

0.1

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

DirectX 12.00

$329

8282

1.5

Intel Core i7-8086K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$425

8196

0.2

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

DirectX 12.00

$299

8160

7.1

Intel Core i5-10600K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$262

8123

0.6

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2678 v3

DirectX 12.00

n/a

8091

n/a

0.1

Intel Core i7-9700KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$349

7988

0.3

Intel Core i5-10600KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$237

7965

0.6

Intel Core i7-9700K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$374

7961

2.5

Intel Core i7-8700K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$359

7855

2.4

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

DirectX 12.00

$499

7766

0.1

Intel Core i5-10600 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$213

7607

0.0

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

DirectX 12.00

$299

7528

0.4

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

DirectX 12.00

$399

7510

0.2

Intel Core i5-10500 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$192

7328

0.1

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

DirectX 12.00

$249

7315

0.5

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

DirectX 12.00

$329

7233

0.3

Intel Core i7-8700 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$303

7191

0.6

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

DirectX 12.00

$249

7179

1.6

Intel Core i7-9700 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$323

7159

0.2

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

DirectX 12.00

$199

7051

6.1

Intel Core i5-10400F Processor

DirectX 12.00

$155

7013

0.8

Intel Core i7-9700F Processor

DirectX 12.00

$298

7005

0.1

Intel Core i5-10400 Processor

DirectX 12.00

$182

6978

0.3

Intel Core i7-10750H

DirectX 12.00

$395

6777

1.1

Intel Core i5-10500H Processor

DirectX 12.00

n/a

6721

n/a

0.0

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G

DirectX 12.00

n/a

6708

n/a

0.1

Intel Core i7-7800X Processor

DirectX 12.00

$383

6658

0.1

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

DirectX 12.00

n/a

6304

n/a

0.1

Intel Core i7-6850K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$617

6185

0.1

Intel Core i7-5930K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$583

6084

0.1

100

Intel Core i7-5820K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$389

6073

0.2

101

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

DirectX 12.00

$229

6039

0.8

102

Intel Core i7-6800K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$434

5940

0.1

103

Intel Core i7-9750H Processor

DirectX 12.00

$395

5926

0.9

104

Intel Core i5-8600K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$257

5892

0.5

105

Intel Core i5-9600KF Processor

DirectX 12.00

$237

5890

0.3

106

Intel Core i5-9600K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$262

5841

0.9

107

Intel Core i7-4930K Processor

DirectX 12.00

$594

5831

0.1

108

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

DirectX 12.00

$199

5788

1.4

109

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

DirectX 12.00

$249

5704

0.2

110

Intel Core i9-8950HK Processor

DirectX 12.00

$583

5686

0.0

111

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

DirectX 12.00

n/a

5658

n/a

0.2

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Rank	Device	MSRP Price	3DMark Physics Score	Value for Money	Popularity
1	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X DirectX 12.00	$799	14076	17	3.5
2	Intel Core i9-10900K Processor DirectX 12.00	$488	13768	28	2.7
3	Intel Core i9-10900KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$463	13593	29	0.6
4	Intel Core i9-10850K Processor DirectX 12.00	$453	13440	29	1.5
5	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X DirectX 12.00	$549	13401	24	6.6
6	AMD Ryzen 9 3950X DirectX 12.00	$749	13231	17	0.9
7	Intel Core i9-9960X Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	13076	n/a	0.0
8	Intel Core i9-11900K Processor DirectX 12.00	$539	12762	23	0.3
9	Intel Core i9-7980XE Processor DirectX 12.00	$1979	12376	6	0.1
10	Intel Core i9-10900 Processor DirectX 12.00	$440	12278	27	0.1
11	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X DirectX 12.00	$1399	12248	8	0.1
12	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT DirectX 12.00	$499	12124	24	0.4
13	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X DirectX 12.00	$499	12120	24	3.2
14	Intel Core i9-10980XE Extreme Edition Processor DirectX 12.00	$979	12038	12	0.1
15	Intel Core i7-11700K Processor DirectX 12.00	$399	12020	30	0.2
16	Intel Core i9-11900KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$513	11854	23	0.0
17	Intel Core i9-10900F Processor DirectX 12.00	$422	11761	27	0.1
18	Intel Core i9-9900KS Processor DirectX 12.00	$524	11753	22	0.3
19	Intel Core i9-10940X X-series Processor DirectX 12.00	$784	11650	14	0.0
20	Intel Core i7-11700KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$374	11555	30	0.1
21	Intel Core i9-10920X X-series Processor DirectX 12.00	$689	11524	16	0.1
22	Intel Core i9-9980XE Processor DirectX 12.00	$1979	11511	5	0.0
23	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X DirectX 12.00	$449	11478	25	7.6
24	Intel Core i7-10700K Processor DirectX 12.00	$374	11193	29	2.8
25	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X DirectX 12.00	$1999	11190	5	0.1
26	AMD Ryzen 9 3900 DirectX 12.00	n/a	11186	n/a	0.1
27	Intel Core i9-7940X Processor DirectX 12.00	$1387	11100	8	0.0
28	Intel Core i9-10900X X-series Processor DirectX 12.00	$590	11058	18	0.1
29	Intel Core i7-10700KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$349	11049	31	0.7
30	Intel Core i9-9900KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$463	11004	23	0.7
31	Intel Core i9-9900K Processor DirectX 12.00	$488	10900	22	4.0
32	Intel Core i7-6950X Processor DirectX 12.00	$1723	10754	6	0.1
33	Intel Core i7-11700 Processor DirectX 12.00	$323	10526	32	0.0
34	Intel Core i9-7900X Processor DirectX 12.00	$989	10501	10	0.1
35	Intel Core i9-7920X Processor DirectX 12.00	$1189	10394	8	0.0
36	Intel Core i9-9900X Processor DirectX 12.00	$989	10341	10	0.0
37	Intel Core i7-10700 Processor DirectX 12.00	$323	10175	31	0.6
38	Intel Core i9-9900 Processor DirectX 12.00	$439	10146	23	0.1
39	Intel Core i7-11800H DirectX 12.00	n/a	10144	n/a	0.0
40	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT DirectX 12.00	$399	10091	25	0.4
41	Intel Core i7-10700F Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	9973	n/a	0.4
42	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X DirectX 12.00	$399	9883	24	1.5
43	Intel Core i7-9800X Processor DirectX 12.00	$589	9740	16	0.0
44	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X DirectX 12.00	$329	9657	29	5.8
45	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX DirectX 12.00	n/a	9647	n/a	0.6
46	Intel Core i7-11700F Processor DirectX 12.00	$298	9403	31	0.0
47	Intel Core i9-10980HK Processor DirectX 12.00	$583	9315	15	0.2
48	Intel Core i7-7820X Processor DirectX 12.00	$589	9272	15	0.1
49	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X DirectX 12.00	$899	9272	10	0.1
50	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X DirectX 12.00	$999	9262	9	0.1
51	AMD Ryzen 7 5800H DirectX 12.00	n/a	9141	n/a	0.9
52	Intel Core i5-11600KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$237	9080	38	0.0
53	Intel Core i5-11600K Processor DirectX 12.00	$262	9078	34	0.1
54	Intel Core i7-10870H Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	9042	n/a	0.9
55	Intel Core i7-5960X Processor DirectX 12.00	$999	8937	8	0.1
56	Intel Core i7-10875H DirectX 12.00	$450	8900	19	0.7
57	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G DirectX 12.00	n/a	8805	n/a	0.0
58	Intel Core i7-6900K Processor DirectX 12.00	$1089	8778	8	0.0
59	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS DirectX 12.00	n/a	8777	n/a	0.4
60	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H DirectX 12.00	n/a	8743	n/a	0.4
61	Intel Core i5-9500T Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	8708	n/a	0.0
62	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS DirectX 12.00	n/a	8656	n/a	0.1
63	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X DirectX 12.00	$799	8560	10	0.0
64	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS DirectX 12.00	n/a	8540	n/a	0.0
65	Intel Core i9-9980HK Processor DirectX 12.00	$583	8506	14	0.0
66	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H DirectX 12.00	n/a	8370	n/a	0.0
67	Intel Core i5-11400 Processor DirectX 12.00	$182	8352	45	0.1
68	AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS DirectX 12.00	n/a	8335	n/a	0.0
69	Intel Core i5-11400F Processor DirectX 12.00	$157	8284	52	0.1
70	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X DirectX 12.00	$329	8282	25	1.5
71	Intel Core i7-8086K Processor DirectX 12.00	$425	8196	19	0.2
72	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X DirectX 12.00	$299	8160	27	7.1
73	Intel Core i5-10600K Processor DirectX 12.00	$262	8123	31	0.6
74	Intel Xeon Processor E5-2678 v3 DirectX 12.00	n/a	8091	n/a	0.1
75	Intel Core i7-9700KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$349	7988	22	0.3
76	Intel Core i5-10600KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$237	7965	33	0.6
77	Intel Core i7-9700K Processor DirectX 12.00	$374	7961	21	2.5
78	Intel Core i7-8700K Processor DirectX 12.00	$359	7855	21	2.4
79	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X DirectX 12.00	$499	7766	15	0.1
80	Intel Core i5-10600 Processor DirectX 12.00	$213	7607	35	0.0
81	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 DirectX 12.00	$299	7528	25	0.4
82	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X DirectX 12.00	$399	7510	18	0.2
83	Intel Core i5-10500 Processor DirectX 12.00	$192	7328	38	0.1
84	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT DirectX 12.00	$249	7315	29	0.5
85	AMD Ryzen 7 1700 DirectX 12.00	$329	7233	21	0.3
86	Intel Core i7-8700 Processor DirectX 12.00	$303	7191	23	0.6
87	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X DirectX 12.00	$249	7179	28	1.6
88	Intel Core i7-9700 Processor DirectX 12.00	$323	7159	22	0.2
89	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 DirectX 12.00	$199	7051	35	6.1
90	Intel Core i5-10400F Processor DirectX 12.00	$155	7013	45	0.8
91	Intel Core i7-9700F Processor DirectX 12.00	$298	7005	23	0.1
92	Intel Core i5-10400 Processor DirectX 12.00	$182	6978	38	0.3
93	Intel Core i7-10750H DirectX 12.00	$395	6777	17	1.1
94	Intel Core i5-10500H Processor DirectX 12.00	n/a	6721	n/a	0.0
95	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G DirectX 12.00	n/a	6708	n/a	0.1
96	Intel Core i7-7800X Processor DirectX 12.00	$383	6658	17	0.1
97	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H DirectX 12.00	n/a	6304	n/a	0.1
98	Intel Core i7-6850K Processor DirectX 12.00	$617	6185	10	0.1
99	Intel Core i7-5930K Processor DirectX 12.00	$583	6084	10	0.1
100	Intel Core i7-5820K Processor DirectX 12.00	$389	6073	15	0.2
101	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X DirectX 12.00	$229	6039	26	0.8
102	Intel Core i7-6800K Processor DirectX 12.00	$434	5940	13	0.1
103	Intel Core i7-9750H Processor DirectX 12.00	$395	5926	15	0.9
104	Intel Core i5-8600K Processor DirectX 12.00	$257	5892	22	0.5
105	Intel Core i5-9600KF Processor DirectX 12.00	$237	5890	24	0.3
106	Intel Core i5-9600K Processor DirectX 12.00	$262	5841	22	0.9
107	Intel Core i7-4930K Processor DirectX 12.00	$594	5831	9	0.1
108	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 DirectX 12.00	$199	5788	29	1.4
109	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X DirectX 12.00	$249	5704	22	0.2
110	Intel Core i9-8950HK Processor DirectX 12.00	$583	5686	9	0.0
111	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF DirectX 12.00	n/a	5658	n/a	0.2