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Sorted by 3DMark 11 Performance Physics performance per dollar (MSRP).

#Processor DetaillsRelease Date
1
View Intel Core i5-13400F
Intel Core i5-13400F
Desktop
23,820121.53Q1 2023
2
View Intel Core i5-12400F
Intel Core i5-12400F
Desktop
19,436111.7Q1 2022
3
View AMD Ryzen 3 3100
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop
10,702108.1Q2 2020
4
View AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
Desktop
12,952107.93Q2 2020
5
View Intel Core i5-13400
Intel Core i5-13400
Desktop
23,120104.62Q1 2023
6
View AMD Ryzen 5 7600
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop
23,854104.17Q1 2023
7
View Intel Core i5-14600K
Intel Core i5-14600K
Desktop
31,64199.19Q4 2023
8
View Intel Core i5-11400F
Intel Core i5-11400F
Desktop
15,36797.88Q1 2021
9
View Intel Core i5-13600K
Intel Core i5-13600K
Desktop
30,41995.36Q3 2022
10
View AMD Ryzen 7 7700
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop
30,94594.06Q1 2023
11
View AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Desktop
25,91492.88Q3 2024
12
View Intel Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i5-12600K
Desktop
25,01786.56Q4 2021
13
View AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop
25,73186.06Q3 2022
14
View AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Desktop
30,75785.67Q3 2024
15
View Intel Core i5-14500
Intel Core i5-14500
Desktop
18,69280.57Q1 2024
16
View Intel Core i7-14700K
Intel Core i7-14700K
Desktop
32,33679.06Q4 2023
17
View AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop
31,46778.86Q3 2022
18
View Intel Core i7-12700
Intel Core i7-12700
Desktop
27,02277.43Q1 2022
19
View Intel Core i7-13700K
Intel Core i7-13700K
Desktop
31,21476.32Q3 2022
20
View Intel Core i5-13500
Intel Core i5-13500
Desktop
18,02674.49Q1 2023
21
View AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop
32,94773.38Q1 2023
22
View Intel Core i7-12700F
Intel Core i7-12700F
Desktop
23,74873.3Q1 2022
23
View AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop
23,700.572.04Q1 2024
24
View Intel Core i5-13500HX
Intel Core i5-13500HX
Mobile
23,43571.89Q1 2023
25
View Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Core i3-9100F
Desktop
8,74271.66Q2 2019
26
View Intel Core i7-13700
Intel Core i7-13700
Desktop
26,87469.98Q1 2023
27
View AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
Desktop
6,80568.74Q1 2018
28
View Intel Core i5-13450HX
Intel Core i5-13450HX
Mobile
21,98267.43Q1 2023
29
View AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop
20,01066.92Q2 2022
30
View Intel Core i5-14500T
Intel Core i5-14500T
Desktop
15,30965.99Q1 2024
31
View AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop
19,64965.72Q4 2020
32
View AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop
16,53863.85Q2 2021
33
View Intel Core i7-14700
Intel Core i7-14700
Desktop
24,17662.96Q1 2024
34
View Intel Core i5-11600K
Intel Core i5-11600K
Desktop
16,38162.52Q1 2021
35
View AMD Ryzen 5 2600
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop
12,40562.34Q2 2018
36
View AMD Ryzen 9 7900
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop
26,32561.36Q1 2023
37
View Intel Core i7-12700K
Intel Core i7-12700K
Desktop
24,94761Q4 2021
38
View AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop
27,23660.66Q2 2022
39
View AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Desktop
38,26958.97Q3 2024
40
View AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Desktop
29,23158.58Q3 2024
41
View Intel Core i7-11700
Intel Core i7-11700
Desktop
18,08355.98Q1 2021
42
View AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop
18,283.555.57Q3 2019
43
View AMD Ryzen 3 1200
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop
5,97554.82Q3 2017
44
View Intel Core i9-14900K
Intel Core i9-14900K
Desktop
31,55953.58Q4 2023
45
View Intel Core i9-13900K
Intel Core i9-13900K
Desktop
31,187.552.95Q3 2022
46
View AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop
36,99152.92Q1 2023
47
View AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop
23,703.552.79Q4 2020
48
View AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop
12,07452.72Q2 2018
49
View Intel Core i5-13500T
Intel Core i5-13500T
Desktop
12,16252.42Q1 2023
50
View Intel Core i9-14900
Intel Core i9-14900
Desktop
28,62252.13Q1 2024