Best Processors for VR

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D leads our VR ranking at 102.0, 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
Ryzen 7 9850X3DAMD
$499
102.2
102
2
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual EditionAMD
$899
55.7
100.2
3
Ryzen 7 9800X3DAMD
$479
103
98.7
4
Ryzen 9 9950X3DAMD
$699
70.5
98.6
5
Ryzen 9 7950X3DAMD
$699
69.9
97.7
6
Core i9-14900KIntel
$589
80.3
94.6
7
Core i9-13900KIntel
$589
80.1
94.3
8
Ryzen 7 9700XAMD
$359
130.6
93.8
9
Ryzen 7 7800X3DAMD
$449
103.5
92.9
10
Core i7-14700KIntel
$409
112.6
92.1
11
Ryzen 5 9600XAMD
$279
162.9
90.9
12
Ryzen 7 7700XAMD
$399
113.9
90.9
13
Core i5-14600KIntel
$319
140.8
89.8
14
Ryzen 5 7600XAMD
$299
148.7
88.9
15
Core i9-12900KIntel
$589
75.4
88.8
16
Ryzen 9 9950XAMD
$649
68.3
88.7
17
Core i5-13600KIntel
$319
138.9
88.6
18
Core Ultra 5 245KIntel
$309
142.2
87.9
19
Core Ultra 9 285KIntel
$589
74.5
87.8
20
Ryzen 5 7600AMD
$229
191.5
87.7
21
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD
$799
54.7
87.4
22
Ryzen 7 5800X3DAMD
$449
96.5
86.7
23
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD
$549
78.6
86.3
24
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD
$449
95.9
86.1
25
Ryzen 9 7950XAMD
$699
60.9
85.1
26
Core i5-12600KIntel
$289
145
83.8
27
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD
$299
139.3
83.3
28
Ryzen 7 5700X3DAMD
$249
167.3
83.3
29
Ryzen 5 5600AMD
$199
206
82
30
Core i9-11900KIntel
$539
75
80.8
31
Core i9-10900KIntel
$488
80.9
79
32
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD
$499
74.4
74.3
33
Core i9-9900KIntel
$488
74.9
73.1
34
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD
$329
109.6
72.1
35
Core i5-10600KIntel
$262
135.5
71
36
Ryzen 5 3600AMD
$199
175.9
70
37
Core i7-8700KIntel
$359
92.3
66.3
38
Core i5-9600KIntel
$262
124.6
65.3
39
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD
$329
95.7
63
40
Core i5-8600KIntel
$257
119.1
61.2
41
Core i7-7700KIntel
$339
88.1
59.7
42
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD
$499
56.3
56.2
43
Core i7-6700KIntel
$350
79.4
55.6
44
Core i7-4790KIntel
$339
77.1
52.3
45
Ryzen 5 1600AMD
$219
116.4
51
46
Core i7-4770KIntel
$339
70.6
47.9
47
Core i7-3770KIntel
$332
66.7
44.3
48
Core i5-3570KIntel
$225
90
40.5
49
Core i7-2600KIntel
$317
63.9
40.5
50
Core i5-2500KIntel
$216
83.1
35.9
51
FX-8350AMD
$195
87.2
34
52
FX-8150AMD
$245
60.2
29.5
53
Phenom II X4 965 Black EditionAMD
$245
39.2
19.2
54
Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel
$266
27.8
14.8

Specs pending

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

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