2026 Best Cheap High-end Desktop CPUs For Gaming

Ryzen 7 3700X

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2019 8C/16T 3.6-4.4GHz $ 274

Productivity 52%

Ryzen 7 5700X

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
2022 8C/16T 3.4-4.6GHz $ 299.99

Productivity 54%

Ryzen 7 3800X

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
2019 8C/16T 3.9-4.5GHz $ 328

Productivity 53%

Ryzen 7 2700X

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
2018 8C/16T 3.7-4.3GHz $ 329

Productivity 51%

Core i7-7700K

Intel Core i7-7700K
2016 4C/8T 4.2-4.5GHz $ 339

Productivity 38%

Core i7-9700K

Intel Core i7-9700K
2018 8C/8T 3.6-4.9GHz $ 374

Productivity 49%

Core i7-8700K

Intel Core i7-8700K
2017 6C/12T 3.7-4.7GHz $ 395

Productivity 48%

Ryzen 7 7700X

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
2022 8C/16T 4.5-5.4GHz $ 399

Productivity 66%

Ryzen 7 5800X

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
2020 8C/16T 4-4.8GHz $ 399

Productivity 56%

Ryzen 7 3800XT

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
2020 8C/16T 3.9-4.7GHz $ 399

Productivity 53%

Ryzen 7 1700X

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
2017 8C/16T 3.4-3.8GHz $ 399

Productivity 48%

Core i7-14700K

Intel Core i7-14700K
2023 20C/28T 3.4-5.6GHz $ 409

Productivity 80%

Core i7-13700K

Intel Core i7-13700K
2022 16C/24T 3.4-5.4GHz $ 409

Productivity 74%

Core i7-11700K

Intel Core i7-11700K
2021 8C/16T 3.4-5GHz $ 410

Productivity 56%

Core i7-10700K

Intel Core i7-10700K
2020 8C/16T 3.8-5.1GHz $ 410

Productivity 54%

Ryzen 7 5800X3D

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
2022 8C/16T 3.4-4.5GHz $ 449.99

Productivity 54%

Core i7-12700K

Intel Core i7-12700K
2021 12C/20T 3.6-5GHz $ 469.99

Productivity 65%

Core i5-12600K

Intel Core i5-12600K
2021 10C/16T 3.7-4.9GHz $ 469.99

Productivity 62%

Ryzen 7 1800X

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
2017 8C/16T 3.6-4GHz $ 499

Productivity 49%

Ryzen 9 7900X

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
2022 12C/24T 4.7-5.6GHz $ 549

Productivity 77%