CPUs ranking 2026 - Every product ranked
All 37 products ranked into tiers from S (flagship) to F (entry-level), based on benchmarks, specs, and value.
Updated March 2026
S Tier - Flagship
A Tier - High-end
Core Ultra 9 285K Processor
Intel · Arrow Lake · 24C/24T · LGA 1851
Ryzen 7 7800X3D Processor
AMD · Zen 4 3D V-Cache · 8C/16T · AM5
M4 Max Processor
Apple · Apple Silicon · 16C/16T
Core i9-14900KS Processor
Intel · Raptor Lake Refresh · 24C/32T · LGA 1700
Core i9-14900K Processor
Intel · Raptor Lake Refresh · 24C/32T · LGA 1700
Ryzen 9 7950X Processor
AMD · Zen 4 · 16C/32T · AM5
Ryzen 9 9900X Processor
AMD · Zen 5 · 12C/24T · AM5
Core i9-13900K Processor
Intel · Raptor Lake · 24C/32T · LGA 1700
M4 Pro Processor
Apple · Apple Silicon · 12C/12T
M3 Max Processor
Apple · Apple Silicon · 16C/16T
Core Ultra 7 265K Processor
Intel · Arrow Lake · 20C/20T · LGA 1851
Core i7-14700K Processor
Intel · Raptor Lake Refresh · 20C/28T · LGA 1700
Ryzen 9 7900X Processor
AMD · Zen 4 · 12C/24T · AM5
B Tier - Upper mid-range
Ryzen 7 5800X3D Processor
AMD · Zen 3 3D V-Cache · 8C/16T · AM4
Core i7-13700K Processor
Intel · Raptor Lake · 16C/24T · LGA 1700
Ryzen 7 9700X Processor
AMD · Zen 5 · 8C/16T · AM5
Core i5-14600K Processor
Intel · Raptor Lake Refresh · 14C/20T · LGA 1700
M3 Pro Processor
Apple · Apple Silicon · 12C/12T
Core Ultra 5 245K Processor
Intel · Arrow Lake · 14C/14T · LGA 1851
Ryzen 7 7700X Processor
AMD · Zen 4 · 8C/16T · AM5
Core i5-13600K Processor
Intel · Raptor Lake · 14C/20T · LGA 1700
Ryzen 5 9600X Processor
AMD · Zen 5 · 6C/12T · AM5
C Tier - Mid-range
Ryzen 7 5800X Processor
AMD · Zen 3 · 8C/16T · AM4
M4 Processor
Apple · Apple Silicon · 10C/10T
Ryzen 5 7600X Processor
AMD · Zen 4 · 6C/12T · AM5
Ryzen 5 7600 Processor
AMD · Zen 4 · 6C/12T · AM5
Ryzen 7 5700X Processor
AMD · Zen 3 · 8C/16T · AM4
Core i5-14400F Processor
Intel · Raptor Lake Refresh · 10C/16T · LGA 1700
Ryzen 5 7500F Processor
AMD · Zen 4 · 6C/12T · AM5
M3 Processor
Apple · Apple Silicon · 8C/8T