TL;DR:
S Tier: Intel i3-10100, Intel i3-12100
A Tier: Ryzen 5 3600, Intel i5-11400, Ryzen 5 5500, Intel i7-10700K, Intel i5-12600K, Ryzen 9 3900X, Ryzen 9 3900XT
B Tier: Intel i5-8400, Intel i5-9400F, Intel i5-8600K, Intel i7-8700K, Intel i5-11600K, Intel i5-12400, Ryzen 5 5600, Ryzen 5 5600X, Intel i9-10900K, Intel i7-12700K
C Tier: Ryzen 5 1600X, Ryzen 5 2600, Ryzen 3 3100, Ryzen 3 3300X, Ryzen 7 1800X, Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen 7 3800X, Intel i5-12500, Ryzen 7 3800XT, Intel i5-10600K, Ryzen 7 5700X, Intel i9-10850K, Ryzen 7 5800X, Ryzen 9 5900X, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, Ryzen 9 5950X, Intel i9-12900K
D Tier: Ryzen 3 1300X, Intel i3-8100, Intel i5-10400, Intel i7-4790K, Ryzen 7 1700X, Ryzen 7 1800X, Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-9600K, Ryzen 5 3600XT, Ryzen 7 3700X, Intel i7-9700K, Intel i7-11700K, Intel i9-9900K, Intel i9-11900K, Ryzen 9 3950X, Intel i9-12900KS
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Mid-2022 seems like a CPU buyer’s market more than any time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alder Lake chips offer stellar performance, while Ryzen chips have been deeply discounted to compete. And with the used market responding to higher supply and lower demand, deals can be found on eBay for good gaming chips prices as low as $75. Furthermore, Ryzen 5000 support for 300 series motherboards has just been introduced. With that said, here is the FTW Tech CPU Tier List, with chips ranked by their value in the current market.
*I used Cinebench R23 for the multi-core comparisons and UserBenchmark for the gaming performance (UserBenchmark can be heavily unreliable for new CPUs, and it miscalculated the 5800X3D’s performance, for example)
D Tier:
AMD 1300X (used): $75 (MSRP $130) (4c 4t) (15% slower than 8100, 11% slower than 1600X, 13% slower than 3100) (multi-core several times worse than every other CPU on this tier list)
Intel 8100 (used): $75 (MSRP $115) (4c 4t) 15% faster than 1300X, 10% slower than 8400, 2% faster than 3100) (multi-core much worse than 3100)
Intel 10400 (used): $120 (MSRP $180) (8% slower than 10600K, 4% slower than 11400, 3% faster than 3600) (multi-core between 2600X and 1700)
Intel 4790K (used): $120 (MSRP $340) (4c 8t) (1% faster than 3600, same speed as 6700K, 4% slower than 9400F) (multi-core above 3400G and well below 8400)
AMD 1700X (used): $130 (MSRP $400) (8c 16t) (23% slower than 8700X, 3% slower than 2600, 3% slower than 1800X) (multi-core between 9700F and 8700K)
AMD 1800X (used): $130 (MSRP $500) (8c 16t) (3% faster than 1700X, 8% slower than 3300X, 8% slower than 9100) (multi-core between 9700KF and 11700)
AMD 3600X (used): $150 (MSRP $250) (2% faster than 3600, 7% slower than 5500, 3% slower than 10400) (multi-core between 9700K and 11400)
Intel 9600K (used): $160 (MSRP $265) (6c 6t) (6% faster than 10400, 10% faster than 3600X, 2% slower than 9700k) (multi-core between 1600X and 8600K)
AMD 3600XT (used): $175 (MSRP $250) (6c 12t) (8% slower than 10600K, 3% faster than 3600, same speed as 3700X) (multi-core between 11400 and 2700X)
AMD 3700X (used): $200 (MSRP $330) (8c 16t) (1% slower than 3800X, 3% faster than 3600, 10% slower than 10700K) (multi-core between 9900 and 10700F)
Intel 9700K (used): $250 (MSRP $375) (8c 8t) (2% faster than 9600K, 23% faster than 2700X, 1% slower than 9900K) (multi-core between 11700 and 3600X)
Intel 11700K (used): $300 (MSRP $400) (8c 16t) (12% faster than 3800XT, 11% slower than 12700K, 1% faster than 5800X3D; this is wrong!) (multi-core between 5800X3D and 11900K)
Intel 9900K (used): $380 (MSRP $480) (8c 16t) (18% slower than 12900K, 3% faster than 5900X; this is wrong!, same speed as 10900K) (multi-core between 10700K and 3800 XT)
Intel 11900K (used): $415 (MSRP $540) (8c 16t) (11% slower than 12900K, 2% faster than 10900K, 5% faster than 5900X) (multi-core between 12700 and 12600K)
AMD 3950X (used): $540 (MSRP $750) (16c 32t) (8% slower than 5950X, same speed as 3900X, 33% slower than 12900K) (multi-core pretty much even with 12700K)
Intel 12900KS: $750 (MSRP $740) (8p 8e 24t) (fastest CPU in the world) (best multi-core too)
C Tier:
AMD 1600X (used): $95 (MSRP $250) (6c 12t) (12% slower than 10100, 14% slower than 8400, 6% slower than 2600X) (multi-core between 9400F and 9600K)
AMD 2600 (used): $100 (MSRP $200) (6c 12t) (8% slower than 3600, 20% slower than 10600K, 3% faster than 1700X) (multi-core between 3300X and 9600KF)
AMD 3100 (used): $105 (MSRP $100) (4c 8t) (8% slower than 3300X, 9% slower than 10100, 11% slower than 8400) (multi-core below 9400F and 3300X)
AMD 3300X (used): $130 (MSRP $130) (4c 8t) (1% slower than 10100, same speed as 3600, 3% slower than 9400F) (multi-core between 8600K and 2600)
AMD 1800X (used): $130 (MSRP $500) (8c 16t) (3% faster than 1700X, 8% slower than 3300X, 8% slower than 9100) (multi-core between 9700KF and 11700)
AMD 2700X (used): $130 (MSRP $330) (8c 16t) (7% faster than 1800X, 13% slower than 3700X, 20% slower than 9600K) (multi-core between 3600XT and 11400F)
AMD 3800X (used): $200 (MSRP $400) (8c 16t) (1% faster than 3700X, 1% slower than 3900X, 10% slower than 10700K) (multi-core between 10900 and 5800)
Intel 12500: $205 (MSRP $220) (6c 12t) (1% faster than 10700K, 12% slower than 12600K, 1% faster than 5600X) (multi-core between 3800XT and 11900F)
AMD 3800XT (used): $220 (MSRP $400) (8c 16t) (4% slower than 5600X, 1% faster than 3900X, 10% slower than 10700K) (multi-core between 9900KF and 12500)
Intel 10600K (used): $240 (MSRP $260) (6c 12t) (1% slower than 10700K, 11% faster than 3600X, 3% slower than 12400) (multi-core between 11400F and 11700F)
AMD 5700X: $285 (MSRP $300) (8c 16t) (1% slower than 5800X, same speed as 12500, 11% slower than 12600K) (multi-core between 3800X and 5800X3D)
Intel 10850K (used): $295 (MSRP $455) (10c 20t) (10% slower than 12600K, 11% faster than 3900X, 1% slower than 10900K) (multi-core between 5800X and 12700)
AMD 5800X: $310 (MSRP $450) (8c 16t) (2% slower than 5800X3D; this is wrong!, 11% faster than 5500, 13% slower than 12700K) (multi-core between 10900K and 10850K)
AMD 5900X: $390 (MSRP $550) (12c 24t) (12% slower than 12900K, 3% slower than 10850K, 4% faster than 5700X) (multi-core between 3900X and 12700KF)
AMD 5800X3D: $475 (MSRP $450) (1% faster than 12900K in reality) (slightly worse multi-core than 5800X)
AMD 5950X: $550 (MSRP $800) (16c 32t) (12% slower than 12900X, same speed as 5900X, 8% faster than 3950X) (better multi-core than 12700K and 3950X)
Intel 12900K: $600 (MSRP $590) (8p 8e 24t) (3rd fastest CPU in the world) (2nd fastest multi-core)
B Tier:
Intel 8400 (used): $95 (MSRP $180) (6c 6t) (11% faster than 2600X, 1% slower than 10400, 7% slower than 8600K) (multi-core below 7700K)
Intel 9400F (used): $100 (MSRP $145) (6c 6t) (1% slower than 10400, 9% slower than 12100, 3% faster than 3600) (multi-core between 1600 and 9600K)
Intel 8600K (used): $125 (MSRP $255) (6c 6t) (7% faster than 9400F, 7% faster than 3700X, 2% faster than 5500) (multi-core between 9600K and 3300X)
Intel 8700K (used): $165 (MSRP $360) (6c 12t) (1% slower than 9700K, 8% faster than 3800X, 3% faster than 7700K) (multi-core between 1700X and 2700)
Intel 11600K (used): $190 (MSRP $260) (6c 12t) (1% faster than 10600K, 10% slower than 12600K, 6% faster than 5600X) (multi-core between 11700F and 5600X)
Intel 12400: $200 (MSRP $200) (6c 12t) (14% slower than 12600K, 3% faster than 12100, same speed as 5600) (multi-core between 5600X and 9900)
AMD 5600: $200 (MSRP $200) (6c 12t) (same speed as 12400, 1% slower than 5600X, 7% faster than 5500) (multi-core between 11700F and 11600)
AMD 5600X: $200 (MSRP $300) (6c 12t) (13% slower than 12600K, 7% faster than 3600, 4% slower than 10600K) (multi-core between 11600K and 12400)
Intel 10900K (used): $300 (MSRP $490) (10c 20t) (2% slower than 11900K, 14% slower than 12900K, 3% faster than 5950X) (multi-core between 11900K and 5800X)
Intel 12700K: $375 (MSRP $410) (8p 4e 20t) (5th best CPU in the world) (multi-core between 3950X and 5950X)
A Tier:
AMD 3600 (used): $130 (MSRP $200) (6c 12t) (3% slower than 9400F, 1% slower than 10100, 3% slower than 3700X) (multi-core between 9700K and 11400)
Intel 11400 (used): $130 (MSRP $180) (6c 12t) (4% faster than 3700X, 1% faster than 5600X, 4% faster than 10400) (multi-core between 3600 and 3600XT)
AMD 5500: $140 (MSRP $160) (6c 12t) (7% slower than 5600, 7% slower than 12400, 9% faster than 3600) (multi-core between 10600KF and 10900F)
Intel 10700K (used): $235 (MSRP $375) (8c 16t) (1% slower than 5700X, 3% slower than 11700K, same speed as 9700K) (multi-core between 9900K and 11700KF)
Intel 12600K: $280 (MSRP $320) (6p 4e 16t) (10% faster than 11600K, 13% faster than 9900K, 10% faster than 5800X) (multi-core between 11900KF and 10900KF)
AMD 3900X (used): $300 (MSRP $500) (12c 24t) (same speed as 3900XT, 10% slower than 10700K, 1% faster than 3700X) (multi-core between 3900XT and 5900X)
AMD 3900XT (used): $310 (MSRP $500) (12c 24t) (8% slower than 5800X, 11% slower than 10900K, 3% faster than 3600) (multi-core between 12600KF and 3900X)
S Tier:
Intel 10100 (used): $75 (MSRP $120) (4c 8t) (9% faster than 3100, 3% slower than 10400, 2% slower than 9400F) (multi-core between 8500 and 3300X)
Intel 12100: $130 (MSRP $130) (4c 8t) (4% faster than 5500, 3% slower than 12400, 12% faster than 10100) (multi-core between 1700 and 10700)
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