Processing classification: comparison & benchmarks

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What is the best gaming / office automation processor ? September 2023

The processor is the brain of a computer. AMD or Intel ? With 4 cores, 8 or more cores ? And how many GHz ? Whether for use gaming, office automation or for more professional work, we test these processors by tens each year, according to a test protocol carried out in the laboratory. Which one to choose according to your budget ?

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We regularly test AMD and Intel processors. Nearly 300 models have already passed in our laboratory to undergo a rigorous test procedure. We thus assess performance in video games, in the application field (encoding, video creation, etc.)). We also measure the electrical consumption of each CPU which passes in our hands. This allows us to draw up different indications of performance and energy efficiency. The selection we present to you here is based on these clues.

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Intel Core i9-13900kf: a high-end CPU all fire all flame

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• Very fast in application.
• Solid performance in games.
• PCIE 5 support.0 and Thunderbolt 4.
• DDR4 or DDR5, of your choice

• Power consumption.
• Thermal warm -up.

Undeniably, the Core i9-13900kf is an excellent high-end processor. His application performances are detonating and his score in video games makes it a companion of choice for this type of activity. Its high consumption should however be mastered by an adapted cooling system, even if it is possible to manually reduce this bulimia by software.

Intel Core i9-13900k: an excellent CPU that increases the temperature

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• Very fast in application.
• Solid performance in games.
• PCIE 5 support.0 and Thunderbolt 4.
• DDR4 or DDR5, of your choice

• Power consumption.
• Thermal warm -up.

Undeniably, the Core i9-13900K is an excellent high-end processor. His application performances are detonating and his score in video games makes it a companion of choice for this type of activity. Its high consumption should however be mastered by an adapted cooling system, even if it is possible to manually reduce this bulimia by software.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X: an ultra fast CPU in all situations

Launch price € 959

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• Application performance.
• Performances in games.
• Eco Salvier Mode for Consumption.
• AM5 platform turned to the future.

• Default electrical consumption.
• Eco Mode should be activated by default.

AMD dates back a large notch the performance cursor with this Ryzen 9 7950X which is up to expectations in the field of video games and the application. And if the electricity consumption is very high – which leads to a significant heating – it is possible to bypass this problem by activating the Eco Mode. This mode practically does not impact performance, it is incomprehensible that it is not activated by default.

Intel Core i7-13700kf: a perfect CPU for games and seriousness for pros

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• Rapid in application.
• Solid performance in games.
• PCIE 5 support.0 and Thunderbolt 4.
• DDR4 or DDR5, of your choice.

• Power consumption.
• Thermal warm -up.

The Core i7-13700kf is an ideal processor to set up a PC for vocation gaming or to perform more professional tasks in the creative field. Note that it is to be used exclusively with a graphics card (it is devoid of IGPU). Its video game performances are up to those of the best competing and identical chips to those of the i9-13900k and allow this CPU to accommodate high-end graphics cards. The application field is not disappointed either, with a high -end service. Beware of electricity consumption, which also requires a correct cooling system.

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Intel Core i5-13600k: a perfect mid-range CPU for a gaming PC

Launch price € 459

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• Rapid in application.
• Solid performance in games.
• PCIE 5 support.0 and Thunderbolt 4.
• DDR4 or DDR5, of your choice.

• Power consumption.
• Thermal warm -up.

The Core i5-13600k is an ideal processor for mounting a PC for vocation gaming. The video game performance is up to the best competing chips and allow this CPU to accommodate high -end graphics cards. The application field is not disappointed either, with a convincing service also. Pay attention to electricity consumption – which also requires the use of a correct cooling system.

Intel Core i5-13600kf: a perfect mid-range CPU for a gaming PC

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• Rapid in application.
• Solid performance in games.
• PCIE 5 support.0 and Thunderbolt 4.
• DDR4 or DDR5, of your choice

• Power consumption.
• Thermal warm -up.

The Core i5-13600kf is an ideal processor to mount a PC for vocation gaming. The video game performance is up to the best competing chips and allow this CPU to accommodate high -end graphics cards. The application field is not disappointed either, with a convincing service also. Pay attention to electricity consumption – which also requires the use of a correct cooling system.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X: a mid -range gaming CPU

Launch price 369 €

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• Performances in games.
• Eco Salvier Mode for Consumption.
• AM5 platform turned to the future.

• ECO ECO ECO Mode.
• Eco Mode should be activated by default.

The Ryzen 5,7600x is a processor to consider for players, the gaming being clearly an activity that suits him well thanks to his performance similar to those of the above -end models of the series. Its electricity consumption is also a little more moderate than on the rest of the series and it is possible to make it even more economical by activating the Eco Mode; This mode practically does not impact performance, it is even incomprehensible that it is not activated by default.

Intel Core i7-12700kf: an all-terrain CPU for players and creatives

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• Very fast in application.
• Solid performance in games.
• PCIE 5 support.0 and Thunderbolt 4.
• Choice: DDR4 or DDR5.

• Power consumption.
• Thermal warm -up.

The Intel Core i7-12700K processor is an all-terrain processor. He excels in video games where he offers a very high -end service, making him the ideal companion for premium graphics cards. It is also a very good choice for creators, performance in the application field being of first order. The Alder Lake series offers a generational gain to which Intel had not used us for a long time ! On the other hand, it is necessary to use a cooler that holds the road, otherwise the very high electrical consumption of this CPU will heat it more than reason. Please note, this model does not offer an integrated graphic circuit – the use of a dedicated graphics card is compulsory.

Processing classification: comparison & benchmarks

Not easy to find the perfect components when you want to make a tailor-made PC, whether it is a gaming PC or even a computer to work … If you are looking for the perfect processor, you know to What point it can be complicated. Architecture, frequency, energy consumption … We are quickly flooded with information and everything quickly mixes in our mind.

To help you see a little clearer, we have decided to make a tier-list of the AMD and Intel processors (a processor comparator) currently available on the market. We did our best to classify them as well as possible according to their performance and capacity, but nothing will ever be worth a good old benchmark.

Finally, know that we will only compare the processors for desktop computer and not those for laptops.

2023 classification of processors for gaming

In this table you will find a classification Recent processors tested on Windows 11 (Ryzen 7000, Alder Lake and Raptor-Lake). The number of FPS is a geometric average on all the games tested by Tom’s Hardware. It is in my opinion the most representative classification in terms of Gaming performance. It thus allows Compare the Intel and AMD processors to compare well as a function of their performance in play.

For older processors you will find below a graph which synthesizes the benchmark in play of the 1080p and 1440p resolution processors on Windows 10.

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To read AMD Ryzen 5 vs Intel Core i5: which to choose ?

Single Thread 2023 processors

This Single-Thread ranking is to look at processor performance when only one thread is used. This makes it possible to measure the individual power of each heart in a scenario or an application would be badly parallelized and would therefore have trouble using several hearts.

This processor comparison is useful for measuring the evolution of power by heart of each CPU architecture on the market.

Processor	Single-Thread score	Architecture	Hearts	Frequency	TDP/PBP/MTP
Core i9-13900KS	100.00%	Raptor Lake	24/32 (8+16)	3.0/6.0	150W / 253W / 320W
Core i9-13900K	98.0%	Raptor Lake	24/32 (8+16)	3.0/5.8	125 / 253W
Core i7-13700K	90.8%	Raptor Lake	16/24 (8+8)	3.4/5.4	125 / 253W
Ryzen 9 7950X	87.9%	Zen 4	16/32	4.5/5.7	170 / 230W
Core i9-12900K	87.5%	Alder Lake	16/24 (8+8)	3.2/5.2	125 / 241W
Ryzen 9 7900X	86.8%	Zen 4	12/24	4.7/5.6	170 / 230W
Core i5-13600K	86.7%	Raptor Lake	14/20 (6+8)	3.5/5.1	125 / 181W
Ryzen 7 7700X	85.8%	Zen 4	8/16	4.5/5.4	105 / 142W
Core i7-12700K	84.4%	Alder Lake	12/20 (8+4)	3.6/5.0	125 / 190W
Ryzen 9 7900	84.1%	Zen 4	12/24	3.7/5.4	65 / 88W
Ryzen 5 7600X	84.1%	Zen 4	6/12	4.7/5.3	105 / 142W
Ryzen 9 7950x3d	83.8%	Zen 4	16/32	4.2/5.7	120 / 162W
Core i5-12600k	83.1%	Alder Lake	10/16 (6+4)	3.7/4.9	125 / 150W
Ryzen 7 7700	82.0%	Zen 4	8/16	3.8/5.3	65 / 88W
Ryzen 9 7900x3d	80.9%	Zen 4	12/24	4.4/5.6	120 / 162W
Ryzen 5 7600	78.5%	Zen 4	6/12	3.8/5.1	65 / 88W
Core i5-13400 / F	77.9%	Raptor Lake	10/16 (6+4)	2.5/4.6	65 / 148W
Core i3-13100F	75.9%	Raptor Lake	4/8 (4+0)	3.4/4.5	60W / 89W
Core i5-12400	74.2%	Alder Lake	6/12 (6+0)	2.5/4.4	65 / 117W
Ryzen 7 7800x3d	74.1%	Zen 4	8/16	4.2/5.0	120W / 162W
Ryzen 9 5950X	72.3%	Zen 3	16/32	3.4/4.9	105W
Ryzen 9 5900X	71.5%	Zen 3	12/24	3.7/4.8	105W
Core i3-12100	71.1%	Alder Lake	4/8 (4+0)	4/8 (4+0)	60W / 89W
Ryzen 7 5700X	67.8%	Zen 3	8/16	3.4/4.6	65W
Ryzen 5 5600X	67.3%	Zen 3	6/12	3.7/4.6	65W
Ryzen 7 5800x3d	65.9%	Zen 3	8/16	3.4/4.5	105W
Ryzen 5 5600	65.2%	Zen 3	6/12	3.7/4.6	65W

2023 processors in multi-thread

This classification measures the “raw” power of the processor when all hearts/threads are requested. This is the case in most pros applications which often use the maximum of hearts to have the best performance.

To read here are the best Intel Core i5 processors

This comparison of AMD and Intel processors is especially useful for those who want to use their processor to make 3D rendering, video editing or any other application capable of using all processor cores.

Multi-Thread score	Architecture	Hearts	Frequency	TDP/PBP/MTP
Ryzen 9 7950X	100.00%	Zen 4	16/32	4.5/5.7	170 / 230W
Core i9-13900KS	99.5%	Raptor Lake	24/32 (8+16)	3.0/6.0	150W / 253W / 320W
Core i9-13900K	98.62%	Raptor Lake	24/32 (8+16)	3.0/5.8	125 / 253W
Ryzen 9 7950x3d	94.7%	Zen 4	16/32	4.2/5.7	120 / 162W
Ryzen 9 7950x3d	91.6%	Zen 4	12/24	4.4/5.6	120 / 162W
Ryzen 9 7900X	79.51%	Zen 4	12/24	4.7/5.6	170 / 230W
Core i7-13700K	79.05%	Raptor Lake	16/24 (8+8)	3.4/5.4	125 / 253W
Ryzen 9 7900	69.97%	Zen 4	12/24	3.7/5.4	65 / 88W
Core i9-12900K	69.85%	Alder Lake	16/24 (8+8)	3.2/5.2	125 / 241W
Ryzen 9 5950X	67.30%	Zen 3	16/32	3.4/4.9	105W
Core i5-13600K	60.91%	Raptor Lake	14/20 (6+8)	3.5/5.1	125 / 181W
Core i7-12700K	59.62%	Alder Lake	12/20 (8+4)	3.6/5.0	125 / 190W
Ryzen 9 5900X	58.02%	Zen 3	12/24	3.7/4.8	105W
Core i7-7700X	56.15%	Zen 4	8/16	4.5/5.4	105 / 142W
Core i7-7700	52.87%	Zen 4	8/16	3.8/5.3	65 / 88W
Ryzen 7 7800x3d	52.3%	Zen 4	8/16	4.2/5.0	120 / 162W
Core i5-12600k	45.69%	Alder Lake	10/16 (6+4)	3.7/4.9	125 / 150W
Ryzen 5 7600X	43.89%	Zen 4	6/12	4.7/5.3	105 / 142W
Core i5-13400 / F	43.0%	Raptor Lake	10/16 (6+4)	2.5/4.6	65 / 148W
Ryzen 7 5800x3d	41.54%	Zen 3	8/16	3.4/4.5	105W
Ryzen 5 7600	40.61%	Zen 4	6/12	3.8/5.1	65 / 88W
Ryzen 7 5700X	39.77%	Zen 3	8/16	3.4/4.6	65W
Core i5-12400	33.68%	Alder Lake	6/12 (6+0)	2.5/4.4	65 / 117W
Ryzen 5 5600X	32.5%	Zen 3	6/12	3.7/4.6	65W
Ryzen 5 5600	32.3%	Zen 3	6/12	3.5/4.4	65W
Ryzen 5 5500	29.5%	Zen 3	6/12	3.6/4.2	65W
Ryzen 5,5600g	29.4%	Zen 3	6/12	3.9/4.4	65W
Core i3-13100F	24.8%	Raptor Lake	4/8 (4+0)	3.4/4.5	60W / 89W
Core i3-12100	23.3%	Alder Lake	4/8 (4+0)	3.3/4.3	60W / 89W

Third party processors

S-Tower processors

So here is to start the S-Tower processors. These are simply most powerful processors currently available on the market. They have the greatest number of hearts and threads. They also have the highest frequencies. Of course, The price is strongly affected, Just like energy consumption in general. For example, the AMD Ryzen 7950X processor costs almost € 900.

To read Meaning of Intel processor letters: H, K, F or G The Choosing ?

The most efficient processors are the Ryzen 7950x3d for AMD and the Core i9-13900ks for Intel.

Note that if you want to make a 100% gaming -oriented computer, it will not necessarily be the best choice. These processors are a bit ” over“, And you can generally get similar results in play with A-Tower processors.

A-TOD processors

The processors of the A-Tower category remain equipment top of the line. They will be an ideal choice for people wishing to make a Excellent PC For example, but also for those who want to have a powerful PC in a majority of situations for a good time. With them, you can get the most out of a graphics card, even very high-end.

Good news for gamers, they are already a lot more affordable that the S-TV processors. For example, the Intel Core i7-10700 is currently 340.

B-TV processors

Now let’s go from the mid-range with the B-TV processors. These are generally the favorite processors of gamers, for a very simple reason: they offer the best value for money current.

The mid-dock processors have more hearts and threads than ever, and can support the most powerful graphics cards without asking to make too many concessions in performance. In addition, the price becomes fairly affordable From this category. There are even AMDs Ryzen 5,3600 for around 200 €.

C-TV processors

We finish with The most affordable processors selection. Good news for people who do not have a lot of budget but who have to change equipment. AMD and Intel now offer equipmententry -level with very appreciable qualities.

They may not have as many hearts or threads, nor frequencies as impressive as the processors of the upper third-party … but while being affordable, they remain a good choice to make a PC Gaming Petit Budget, and even sometimes mid -range. If you play relatively little gourmet games and plan to take a not too expensive graphics card, do not hesitate to find out about this type of processor. Know all the same that, unfortunately, they may not hold the road over time.

Below you will find a ranking of older processors in raw performance.

“Raw” performance processor

Here is the classification of multithreading task performance of most of the processors you can find on the market.

It is more a classification that will be useful for people looking for gross power for professional applications.

What is the most powerful processor ? The most powerful processor on the market is the AMD Threadripper Pro 5995WX, with 64 cores and 128 threads, it offers the best performance in application.

But, a very good processor on cinebench or on any other parallelizable application, is not necessarily the best choice for gaming.

For example take an AMD Threadripper 3990x the most powerful processor on the market. On average it will be less efficient than a 5950x which has 4 times less hearts.

This ranking is therefore to be taken with tweezers, and will depend on your workflow, and the use you make of your machine.

Architecture	Hearts/Threads	Base/Boost	TDP
AMD Threadripper Pro 5995WX	Zen 3	64/128	2.7/4.5	280W
AMD Threadripper 3990X	Zen 2	64/128	2.9/4.3	280W
AMD Threadripper Pro 3995WX	Zen 2	64/128	2.7/4.2	280W
AMD Threadripper Pro 5975WX	Zen 3	32/64	3.6/4.5	280W
AMD Threadripper 3970X	Zen 2	32/64	3.7/4.5	280W
AMD Threadripper 3960x	Zen 2	24/48	3.8/4.5	280W
Intel Xeon W-3175X	Skylake	28/56	3.1/4.3	225W
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	Zen 3	16/32	3.4/4.9	105W
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X	Zen 2	16/32	3.5/4.7	105W
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Zen 3	12/24	3.7/4.8	105W
Intel Core i9-10980X	Lake-X waterfall	18/36	3.0/4.8	165W
Intel Core i9-9980X	Skylake	18/36	4.4/4.5	165W
AMD Threadripper 2990WX	Zen+	32/64	3.0/4.2	250W
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	Zen 2	12/24	3.8/4.6	105W
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT	Zen 2	12/24	3.8/4.7	105W
Core i9-12900K DDR4	Alder Lake	16/24 (8p+8th)	3.2/5.2	125 / 241W
Intel Core i9-11900k (ABT Off/ON)	Rocket Lake	8/16	3.5/5.3	125W
AMD Threadripper 2970WX	Zen +	24/48	3.0/4.2	250W
Intel Core i9-10900K	Comet Lake	10/20	3.7/5.3	125W
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	Zen 3	8/16	3.8/4.7	105W
Intel Core i9-10850K	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
Intel Core i9-9900ks	Coffee Lake-R	8/16	4.0/5.0	127W
Core i7-12700K	Alder Lake	12/20	2.7/3.8	125 / 190W
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	Zen 2	8/16	3.9/4.7	105W
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	Zen 2	8/16	3.9/4.5	105W
Intel Core i7-10700K	Comet Lake	8/16	3.8/5.1	125W
Intel Core i9-9900K	Coffee Lake-R	8/16	3.6/5.0	95W
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Zen 2	8/16	3.6/4.4	65W
Intel Core i5-11600k	Rocket Lake	8/16	3.9/4.9	125W
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Zen 3	6/12	3.7/4.6	65W
Intel Core i7-10700/F	Comet Lake	8/16	2.9/4.8	65W
Intel Core i5-11400	Rocket Lake	6/12	2.6/4.4	65W
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 4750g	Zen 2, Vega	8/16	3.6/4.4	65W
Intel Core i7-9700K	Coffee Lake-R	8/8	3.6/4.9	95W
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	Zen 2	6/12	3.8/4.5	95W
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	Zen 2	6/12	3.8/4.4	95W
AMD Ryzen 5 3600	Zen 2	6/12	3.6/4.2	65W
AMD Ryzen 7,2700x	Zen+	8/16	3.7/4.3	105W
Intel Core i5-10600k	Comet Lake	6/12	4.1/4.8	125W
Intel Core i7-8700K	Coffee Lake	6/12	3.7/4.7	95W
Core i7-8700	Coffee Lake	6/12	3.2/4.6	65W
Core i7-8086K	Coffee Lake	6/12	4.0/5.0	95W
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	Zen	8/16	3.6/4.0	95W
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	Zen+	6/12	3.6/4.2	95W
Intel Core i5-9600k	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	Coffee Lake	6/6	3.6/4.3	95W
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	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	Zen	6/12	3.6/4.0	95W
Intel Core i5-9400/9400F	Coffee Lake	6/6	2.9/4.1	65W
Intel Core i5-8400	Coffee Lake	6/6	2.8/4.0	65W
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	Zen 2	4/8	3.8/3.9	65W
Intel Core i3-9350kf	Coffee Lake	4/4	4.0/4.6	91W
AMD Ryzen 5 3400g	Zen +	4/8	3.7/4.2	65W
Intel Core i3-8350K	Coffee Lake	4/4	4.0 / –	91W
Intel Core i3-9100	Coffee Lake-R	4/4	3.6/4.2	65W
AMD Ryzen 5 2400g	Zen+	4/8	3.6/3.9	65W
Intel Core i3-8100	Coffee Lake	4/4	3.6 / –	65W
Intel Core i5-7400	Kaby Lake	4/4	3.0/3.5	65W
AMD Ryzen 3 3200g	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	Zen	4/4	3.5/3.7	65W
Intel Pentium G5600	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	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

To read before you decide !

Apart from this ranking, there are several things you need to know in order to choose the processor that will suit you best.

How to choose your processor

Do not forget to start that this tier-list is only there as an indication. It should allow you to do the biggest sorting and to recognize your needs more precisely before really deciding.

But to choose the right processor, you must above all ask yourself what you intend to do with it, and the budget you want to invest in it.

100% gaming PC, or PC also very efficient in application ? Cheap PC, PC Passe-Partout or Haut-de-Gamme PC ? Better to have the mind perfectly clear to choose effectively !

A tier-list based solely on performance

Also remember that this ranking is based solely on the real processor performance. Do not see any value judgment in lists and orders ! We wanted to be as objective as possible.

Thus, the price report does not take into account at all in the ranking. Very often, the name in the form of a serial number indicates which processor is a priori the best, technically speaking.

But sometimes we encounter price differences that are difficult to explain between very similar products.

To find out the best processors according to their quality/price ratio, there are unfortunately not 36 solutions. You have to do more precise research by consulting benchmarks and comparisons like those that we regularly offer on the site.