CPUs under £150

These are the desktop processors whose estimated price falls under £150, ordered by PassMark multicore benchmark score so the strongest option inside the budget comes first.

Source prices are published in US dollars, so £150 is converted at today's exchange rate, currently about $199. The processors that qualify therefore shift slightly as the rate moves.

Desktop CPUs under £150

Showing the top 50 of 720 matching processors.

Desktop CPUs under £150
#	Processor	Single core	Multicore	Price	Cores	Socket	TDP
1	Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF	4,713	43,029	£134.17	14	FCLGA1851	125 W
2	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	2,702	32,467	£102.67	12	AM4	105 W
3	Intel Core Ultra 5 230F	4,537	32,306	£119.85	10	FCLGA1851	121 W
4	Intel Core Ultra 5 225F	4,404	30,991	£106.57	10	FCLGA1851	65 W
5	AMD Ryzen 7 8700F	3,872	30,862	£131.34	8	AM5	65 W
6	Intel Core Ultra 5 225	4,411	30,367	£134.58	10	FCLGA1851	65 W
7	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	4,569	30,042	£131.15	6	AM5	65 W
8	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	4,129	28,267	£129.64	6	AM5	105 W
9	Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz	2,451	27,547	£133.98	16	FCLGA2066	165 W
10	Intel Core i5-12600KF	3,916	27,500	£146.97	10	FCLGA1700	150 W
11	Intel Core i5-13490F	3,848	26,784	£138.08	10	FCLGA1700	65 W
12	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	3,386	26,549	£119.25	8	AM4	65 W
13	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	3,824	26,513	£117.34	6	AM5 (LGA 1718)	65 W
14	Intel Core i5-14400F	3,700	25,417	£134.91	10	FCLGA1700	65 W
15	Intel Core i5-13400F	3,628	24,879	£141.16	10	FCLGA1700	148 W
16	AMD Ryzen 5 8400F	3,684	24,370	£90.62	6	AM5	65 W
17	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	3,281	24,215	£119.10	8	AM4	65 W
18	AMD Ryzen 7 5700	3,298	24,191	£130.39	8	AM4	65 W
19	Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz	2,504	23,548	£125.79	12	FCLGA2066	140 W
20	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	2,654	22,380	£71.70	8	AM4	65 W
21	AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT	3,466	22,254	£145.47	6	AM4	65 W
22	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	3,366	21,821	£100.99	6	AM4	65 W
23	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	3,253	21,487	£96.46	6	AM4	65 W
24	Intel Core 5 120F	3,636	21,477	£147.74	6	FCLGA1700	65 W
25	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	3,874	21,358	£124.81	6	AM5	65 W
26	Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz	2,533	20,782	£136.14	10	FCLGA2066	140 W
27	Intel Core i5-12490F	3,686	20,309	£109.53	6	LGA1700	65 W
28	AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT	3,335	20,103	£139.44	6	AM4	65 W
29	Intel Core i5-12400F	3,485	19,539	£120.59	6	FCLGA1700	65 W
30	Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz	3,335	19,475	£141.71	6	FCLGA1200	125 W
31	Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz	3,326	19,394	£104.77	6	FCLGA1200	125 W
32	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	3,062	19,252	£64.02	6	AM4	65 W
33	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	3,076	19,039	£114.19	6	AM4	65 W
34	Intel Core i5-12400	3,466	18,822	£144.72	6	LGA 1700	65 W
35	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	2,746	18,502	£120.59	6	AM4	95 W
36	Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz	3,021	18,274	£142.46	8	FCLGA1200	125 W
37	Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz	2,559	18,123	£128.14	8	FCLGA2066	165 W
38	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X	2,645	18,113	£65.42	6	AM4	95 W
39	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	2,557	17,650	£76.36	6	AM4	65 W
40	Intel Core i7-6950X @ 3.00GHz	2,328	17,525	£139.69	10	LGA2011-v3	140 W
41	Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz	3,131	17,056	£135.92	6	FCLGA1200	65 W
42	Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz	2,979	16,867	£97.23	6	FCLGA1200	65 W
43	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X	2,332	16,842	£97.23	8	sTR4	180 W
44	Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz	2,982	16,624	£97.96	6	FCLGA1200	65 W
45	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G	2,641	15,999	£90.57	6	AM4	65 W
46	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	2,584	15,926	£66.12	6	AM4	65 W
47	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G	2,647	15,924	£145.02	6	AM4	65 W
48	AMD Ryzen 7 2700	2,170	15,588	£86.90	8	AM4	65 W
49	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	2,098	15,580	£105.52	8	AM4	95 W
50	Intel Core i5-12400T	3,333	15,558	£113.05	6	FCLGA1700	74 W

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