CPU Price To Performance Ranking [2025 edition]

We have ranked the best processors in terms of value for money. Processors from all manufacturers and for all markets (desktop, notebook, and server) are considered. Processors with no benchmark results available or prices unknown are not included in the ranking.

#	CPU	Type	Rating	Launch price	Performance	Cores / threads	Year
1201	Celeron G1630	desktop	0.08	80 USD	1.06	2 / 2	2013
1202	Athlon II X3 435	desktop	0.08	160 USD	1.02	3 / 3	2009
1203	Pentium G630	desktop	0.08	100 USD	0.84	2 / 2	2011
1204	Xeon X5472	server	0.07	958 USD	1.37	4 / 4	2007
1205	Pentium G3420	desktop	0.07	252 USD	1.24	2 / 2	2013
1206	Pentium G2130	desktop	0.07	90 USD	1.19	2 / 2	2013
1207	Pentium G2120	desktop	0.07	88 USD	1.18	2 / 2	2012
1208	Xeon E5504	server	0.07	60 USD	0.93	4 / 4	2009
1209	Athlon II X3 400e	desktop	0.07	107 USD	0.82	3 / 3	2009
1210	Celeron J3160	desktop	0.07	107 USD	0.78	4 / 4	2016
1211	Core i7-860S	desktop	0.06	422 USD	1.45	4 / 8	2010
1212	Xeon E5345	server	0.06	851 USD	1.16	4 / 4	2006
1213	Core i3-560	desktop	0.06	190 USD	1.01	2 / 4	2010
1214	Celeron G1620	desktop	0.06	208 USD	0.98	2 / 2	2012
1215	Core i3-2100T	desktop	0.06	180 USD	0.94	2 / 4	2011
1216	Pentium G645	desktop	0.06	80 USD	0.90	2 / 2	2012
1217	Pentium J3710	desktop	0.06	161 USD	0.87	4 / 4	2016
1218	Celeron J3355	desktop	0.06	107 USD	0.74	2 / 2	2016
1219	Atom C3338	server	0.06	27 USD	0.64	2 / 2	2017
1220	Xeon X5355	server	0.05	1172 USD	1.26	4 / 4	2006
1221	Core i7-2655LE	desktop	0.05	346 USD	1.24	2 / 4	−
1222	Pentium G3250T	desktop	0.05	46 USD	1.13	2 / 2	2014
1223	Pentium G3220T	desktop	0.05	40 USD	1.02	2 / 2	2013
1224	Celeron G555	desktop	0.05	89 USD	0.86	2 / 2	2012
1225	Pentium G640	desktop	0.05	179 USD	0.85	2 / 2	2012
1226	Pentium E5700	desktop	0.05	110 USD	0.68	2 / 2	2010
1227	Core i7-965	desktop	0.04	1509 USD	2.13	4 / 8	2008
1228	Atom C3538	server	0.04	75 USD	1.19	4 / 4	2017
1229	Pentium G2020	desktop	0.04	60 USD	1.06	2 / 2	2013
1230	Phenom II X3 705e	desktop	0.04	152 USD	0.76	3 / 3	2009
1231	Celeron G540	desktop	0.04	158 USD	0.72	2 / 2	2011
1232	Phenom II X2 550	desktop	0.04	133 USD	0.71	2 / 2	2009
1233	Pentium E5500	desktop	0.04	109 USD	0.65	2 / 2	2010
1234	Xeon Max 9480	server	0.03	12980 USD	52.56	56 / 112	2023
1235	Pentium G2010	desktop	0.03	466 USD	1.02	2 / 2	2013
1236	Celeron G1610	desktop	0.03	388 USD	0.96	2 / 2	2012
1237	Core i7-2610UE	desktop	0.03	317 USD	0.95	2 / 4	−
1238	Pentium G6950	desktop	0.03	60 USD	0.77	2 / 2	2010
1239	Phenom X3 8550	desktop	0.03	170 USD	0.72	3 / 3	2008
1240	Opteron 246	server	0.03	109 USD	0.39	1 / 1	2003
1241	EPYC 9684X	server	0.02	14756 USD	75.63	96 / 192	2023
1242	Pentium G2020T	desktop	0.02	64 USD	0.89	2 / 2	2013
1243	Athlon II X2 255	desktop	0.02	60 USD	0.75	2 / 2	2010
1244	Pentium E6600	desktop	0.02	16 USD	0.73	2 / 2	2010
1245	Celeron G530	desktop	0.02	50 USD	0.71	2 / 2	2011
1246	Xeon E5503	server	0.02	287 USD	0.50	2 / 2	2010
1247	Celeron J3060	desktop	0.02	107 USD	0.43	2 / 2	2016
1248	Xeon E7-8890 v4	server	0.01	7174 USD	1.28	24 / 48	2016
1249	Pentium E6800	desktop	0.01	831 USD	0.72	2 / 2	2010
1250	Pentium G630T	desktop	0.01	80 USD	0.64	2 / 2	2011
1251	Athlon 64 FX-74	desktop	0.01	500 USD	0.60	2 / 2	2006
1252	Pentium D 960	desktop	0.01	523 USD	0.51	2 / 2	2006
1253	Athlon 64 X2 4200+	desktop	0.01	309 USD	0.45	2 / 2	2006
1254	Athlon 64 3800+	desktop	0.01	160 USD	0.39	1 / 1	2004
1255	Celeron 847E	desktop	0.01	111 USD	0.36	2 / 2	−

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