Best Processors for AI

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K leads our AI workloads ranking at 95.9, ahead of 53 other processors. Prices currently run from £137 to £776.

Reference-class hardware scores about 100. Newer, faster parts go past it. Prices in United Kingdom terms. Tick rows to compare.

Component
1
Core Ultra 9 285KIntelLGA1851
121
£465
£485Amazon
78.1
95.9
2
Core i9-14900KIntelLGA1700
131
£465
£408Amazon
82.4
85.1
3
Core i9-13900KIntelLGA1700
129
£465
£460Amazon
73
85
4
Ryzen 9 9950XAMDAM5
118
£513
£456Amazon
68.3
78.8
5
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual EditionAMDAM5
—
£710
£776Amazon
40
78.6
6
Ryzen 9 9950X3DAMDAM5
120
£552
£500Amazon
61.9
78.3
7
Ryzen 9 7950XAMDAM5
114
£552
—
58.1
72.9
8
Core i7-14700KIntel
—
£323
—
95.9
70.4
9
Ryzen 9 7950X3DAMDAM5
116
£552
—
55.4
69.5
10
Ryzen 9 5950XAMDAM4
100
£631
£316Amazon
76.6
59.2
11
Core i9-12900KIntelLGA1700
117
£465
—
54
57.1
12
Core Ultra 5 245KIntelLGA1851
117
£244
£182Amazon
120.5
55.6
13
Core i5-14600KIntelLGA1700
124
£252
£213Amazon
94.2
50.8
14
Core i5-13600KIntelLGA1700
122
£252
£300Amazon
67.9
50.5
15
Ryzen 9 5900XAMDAM4
99
£434
£310Amazon
57
44.7
16
Ryzen 7 9800X3DAMDAM5
128
£378
£339Amazon
49.1
42.2
17
Ryzen 7 9850X3DAMDAM5
129
£394
£340Amazon
47.7
41.1
18
Ryzen 7 9700XAMDAM5
116
£284
—
60.9
40.3
19
Ryzen 9 3900XAMDAM4
87.9
£394
—
50.9
40.2
20
Ryzen 7 7700XAMDAM5
112
£315
—
83.7
36.8
21
Core i5-12600KIntelLGA1700
109
£228
£195Amazon
73.3
36.2
22
Ryzen 7 7800X3DAMDAM5
121
£355
£265Amazon
52.3
35.1
23
Core i9-10900KIntelLGA1200
99.6
£386
—
37
32.4
24
Core i9-11900KIntelLGA1200
103
£426
—
42.3
31.7
25
Ryzen 7 5800XAMDAM4
97.9
£355
—
60
30.9
26
Ryzen 5 9600XAMDAM5
115
£220
£172Amazon
68.6
29.8
27
Ryzen 7 5800X3DAMDAM4
104
£355
£309Amazon
37.7
29.5
28
Ryzen 7 5700X3DAMDAM4
97
£197
—
64.5
28.8
29
Ryzen 5 7600AMDAM5
106
£181
—
69.1
28.4
30
Ryzen 5 7600XAMD
—
£236
—
52.4
28.1
31
Core i9-9900KIntelLGA1151
97.9
£386
£299Amazon
45.7
26.5
32
Ryzen 7 3700XAMDAM4
85.9
£260
£213Amazon
59.8
26.2
33
Ryzen 7 2700XAMDAM4
75.7
£260
—
46.6
24.9
34
Ryzen 5 5600XAMDAM4
95.9
£236
£138Amazon
65.3
22.8
35
Ryzen 7 1800XAMDAM4
71.8
£394
—
150.7
22.6
36
Ryzen 5 5600AMDAM4
93.3
£157
—
63
22.5
37
Core i7-8700KIntelLGA1151
88.4
£284
£144Amazon
92
21
38
Ryzen 5 3600AMDAM4
83.1
£157
—
58
20.7
39
Core i5-10600KIntelLGA1200
92.2
£207
£183Amazon
75.6
20.4
40
Core i5-9600KIntelLGA1151
93.2
£207
£150Amazon
107.2
18
41
Ryzen 5 1600AMDAM4
70.2
£173
—
18.2
17.8
42
Core i5-8600KIntelLGA1151
90.7
£203
£216Amazon
131.6
17.1
43
FX-8350AMDAM3+
60.8
£154
—
45.4
15.9
44
FX-8150AMDAM3+
58.6
£194
£189Amazon
31.8
15.2
45
Core i7-7700KIntelLGA1151
84.2
£268
£122Amazon
56.2
14.6
46
Core i7-4790KIntelLGA1150
78.9
£268
£106Amazon
52.5
14.1
47
Core i7-6700KIntelLGA1151
80.8
£277
£103Amazon
107
13.9
48
Core i7-4770KIntelLGA1150
73.6
£268
£55Amazon
132.1
13.2
49
Core i7-3770KIntelLGA1155
72.4
£262
£191Amazon
26.3
12.7
50
Core i7-2600KIntelLGA1155
70.6
£250
£105Amazon
46
12
51
Core i5-3570KIntelLGA1155
67.6
£178
£100Amazon
41.1
10.4
52
Core i5-2500KIntelLGA1155
65.9
£171
£114Amazon
84.2
10.1
53
Phenom II X4 965 Black EditionAMDAM3
—
£194
—
17.3
7.6
54
Core 2 Quad Q6600IntelLGA775
41.6
£210
—
14.3
7.1

Specs pending

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