Best Processors for AI

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K leads our AI workloads ranking at 95.9, ahead of 53 other processors. Launch prices run from $195 to $899.

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

Component
1
Core Ultra 9 285KIntel
$589
81.4
95.9
2
Core i9-14900KIntel
$589
72.2
85.1
3
Core i9-13900KIntel
$589
72.2
85
4
Ryzen 9 9950XAMD
$649
60.7
78.8
5
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual EditionAMD
$899
43.7
78.6
6
Ryzen 9 9950X3DAMD
$699
56
78.3
7
Ryzen 9 7950XAMD
$699
52.1
72.9
8
Core i7-14700KIntel
$409
86.1
70.4
9
Ryzen 9 7950X3DAMD
$699
49.7
69.5
10
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD
$799
37
59.2
11
Core i9-12900KIntel
$589
48.5
57.1
12
Core Ultra 5 245KIntel
$309
90
55.6
13
Core i5-14600KIntel
$319
79.6
50.8
14
Core i5-13600KIntel
$319
79.2
50.5
15
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD
$549
40.7
44.7
16
Ryzen 7 9800X3DAMD
$479
44.1
42.2
17
Ryzen 7 9850X3DAMD
$499
41.2
41.1
18
Ryzen 7 9700XAMD
$359
56.1
40.3
19
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD
$499
40.3
40.2
20
Ryzen 7 7700XAMD
$399
46.1
36.8
21
Core i5-12600KIntel
$289
62.6
36.2
22
Ryzen 7 7800X3DAMD
$449
39.1
35.1
23
Core i9-10900KIntel
$488
33.2
32.4
24
Core i9-11900KIntel
$539
29.4
31.7
25
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD
$449
34.4
30.9
26
Ryzen 5 9600XAMD
$279
53.4
29.8
27
Ryzen 7 5800X3DAMD
$449
32.9
29.5
28
Ryzen 7 5700X3DAMD
$249
57.8
28.8
29
Ryzen 5 7600AMD
$229
62
28.4
30
Ryzen 5 7600XAMD
$299
47
28.1
31
Core i9-9900KIntel
$488
27.2
26.5
32
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD
$329
39.8
26.2
33
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD
$329
37.8
24.9
34
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD
$299
38.1
22.8
35
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD
$499
22.6
22.6
36
Ryzen 5 5600AMD
$199
56.5
22.5
37
Core i7-8700KIntel
$359
29.2
21
38
Ryzen 5 3600AMD
$199
52
20.7
39
Core i5-10600KIntel
$262
38.9
20.4
40
Core i5-9600KIntel
$262
34.4
18
41
Ryzen 5 1600AMD
$219
40.6
17.8
42
Core i5-8600KIntel
$257
33.3
17.1
43
FX-8350AMD
$195
40.8
15.9
44
FX-8150AMD
$245
31
15.2
45
Core i7-7700KIntel
$339
21.5
14.6
46
Core i7-4790KIntel
$339
20.8
14.1
47
Core i7-6700KIntel
$350
19.9
13.9
48
Core i7-4770KIntel
$339
19.5
13.2
49
Core i7-3770KIntel
$332
19.1
12.7
50
Core i7-2600KIntel
$317
18.9
12
51
Core i5-3570KIntel
$225
23.1
10.4
52
Core i5-2500KIntel
$216
23.4
10.1
53
Phenom II X4 965 Black EditionAMD
$245
15.5
7.6
54
Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel
$266
13.3
7.1

Specs pending

In our catalog but not yet scored. We rank these once we have verified specs.

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