Performance per Dollar

Below, we're plotting how much processing power you get for each dollar spent on various processors across our full suite of application benchmarks and non-gaming workloads. This comparison shows the value of each CPU by relating its performance in tasks like video editing, 3D rendering, or data processing to its cost. A higher value means you get more capability for your money, making that processor a better choice for handling demanding applications.

Cost per Frame

The following charts show how much you're expected to pay for each frame that's rendered, focusing only on the processor cost and ignoring power usage or other hardware expenses, like motherboard and memory. It's important to consider both the reported cost per frame and the actual framerate you're getting. At higher resolutions, FPS differences between processors are smaller because the GPU becomes the bottleneck. The FPS numbers are based on the "Average FPS" results at a given resolution, combining performance data from all our game tests, both with and without ray tracing.