{"id":19245,"date":"2022-08-19T15:12:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T13:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=19245"},"modified":"2023-11-04T10:53:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T09:53:19","slug":"single-core-performance-cpu-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/single-core-performance-cpu-list\/","title":{"rendered":"CPUs with the highest Single-Core Performance [Updated List]"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Processor's single-core performance is one, if not the<\/em> most important indicator of how your CPU will perform in many workloads.<\/p>\n The problem: Single-core performance is neither a specification that you'll find on a CPU's spec sheet nor is it something that can be deducted from other specifications like Clock Speed, Cache Size, or Number of Cores.<\/strong><\/p>\n You'll have to look up actual benchmarks that come as close as possible to the workload you're planning to run.<\/p>\n Thankfully, there are quite a few benchmarks that you can download for free to test your CPU's single core performance: Cinebench<\/a>, Geekbench<\/a>, Rendering Benchmarks (that are based on actual 3D Software & render engines) like Blender Bench<\/a> or V-Ray Bench<\/a>, to name a few.<\/p>\n The most popular certainly is Cinebench, in its current version R23, and we've tested a lot of CPUs with it<\/a> over the years.<\/p>\n So, compiled for ease of use, the resulting Cinebench R23 single-core<\/em> performance scores<\/strong> can be found below.<\/p>\n Be sure to also check out our List of CPUs with the highest multi<\/em>-core performance<\/a> to find out if you need this as well.<\/p>\n \u25ae<\/span> = AMD | \u25ae<\/span> = Intel | \u25ae<\/span> = Apple Two decades ago, a typical CPU had just one<\/strong> <\/em>Core, but as technology progressed, manufacturers like AMD and Intel<\/a>, found ways to pack multiple cores onto a Processor.<\/p>\n The benefits are apparent: Two Cores can run two tasks simultaneously, 4 Cores can run 4 tasks, and 64 Cores can run 64 tasks at the same time.<\/p>\n<\/span>CPUs with the highest Single-Core Performance<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\n\t \nCPU Name<\/th> Single Score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 14900K<\/td> 2358<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 13900KS<\/td> 2317<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 13900K<\/td> 2275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i7 14700K<\/td> 2228<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i7 13700K<\/td> 2117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i5 14600K<\/td> 2097<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 12900KS<\/td> 2082<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 9 7950X<\/td> 2059<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D<\/td> 2043<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D<\/td> 2039<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 9 7900X<\/td> 2034<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i5 13600K<\/td> 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 12900K<\/td> 2003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 12900<\/td> 1988<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 12900F<\/td> 1988<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 7 7700X<\/td> 1969<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 5 7600X<\/td> 1951<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i7 12700K<\/td> 1939<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper PRO 7995WX<\/td> 1927<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i5 12600K<\/td> 1918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D<\/td> 1811<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Apple M2<\/td> 1701<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 9 5950X<\/td> 1684<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 11900K<\/td> 1671<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 9 5900X<\/td> 1670<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i5 12400<\/td> 1647<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 7 5800X<\/td> 1596<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i7 11700K<\/td> 1595<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 5 5600X<\/td> 1593<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Apple M1 Ultra<\/td> 1570<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i5 11600K<\/td> 1564<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Apple M1 Max<\/td> 1555<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Apple M1 Pro<\/td> 1543<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS<\/td> 1538<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 7 5700G<\/td> 1535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Apple M1<\/td> 1528<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper PRO 5965WX<\/td> 1498<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D<\/td> 1491<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper PRO 5975WX<\/td> 1475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 5 5600<\/td> 1472<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 10900K<\/td> 1415<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 9 3950X<\/td> 1406<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper Pro 3955WX<\/td> 1401<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 5 5500<\/td> 1372<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 10850K<\/td> 1367<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT<\/td> 1355<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT<\/td> 1354<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 7 3800X<\/td> 1346<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 7 3700X<\/td> 1345<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i7 10700K<\/td> 1345<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 9900K<\/td> 1343<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT<\/td> 1330<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 5 3600X<\/td> 1323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 9 3900X<\/td> 1312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper 3970X<\/td> 1308<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper 3960X<\/td> 1307<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 3 3300X<\/td> 1299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i7 9700K<\/td> 1285<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper 3990X<\/td> 1262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 5 3600<\/td> 1245<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper Pro 3975WX<\/td> 1244<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper PRO 3995WX<\/td> 1231<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper PRO 3995WX<\/td> 1231<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i5 9600K<\/td> 1187<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 9900X<\/td> 1182<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 10900X<\/td> 1145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper 2950X<\/td> 1135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 9980XE<\/td> 1114<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Xeon W-3175X<\/td> 1112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Xeon W-3275<\/td> 1107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 3 3100<\/td> 1105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 7 2700X<\/td> 1102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Ryzen 5 2600X<\/td> 1094<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 9960X<\/td> 1075<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 9920X<\/td> 1067<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t Intel Core i9 10980XE<\/td> 1063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper 1920X<\/td> 1054<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper 1950X<\/td> 1027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper 1900X<\/td> 1005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t AMD Threadripper 2990WX<\/td> 1005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t \nAMD Epyc 7702P<\/td> 993<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n \n\t CPU Name<\/th> Single Score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/span>What is single core performance?<\/span><\/h2>\n