CPUs under £200

These are the desktop processors whose estimated price falls under £200, ordered by PassMark multicore benchmark score so the strongest option inside the budget comes first.

Source prices are published in US dollars, so £200 is converted at today's exchange rate, currently about $265. The processors that qualify therefore shift slightly as the rate moves.

Desktop CPUs under £200

Showing the top 50 of 815 matching processors.

Desktop CPUs under £200
#	Processor	Single core	Multicore	Price	Cores	Socket	TDP
1	Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus	4,756	51,569	£165.07	18	FCLGA1851	125 W
2	Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus	4,779	51,119	£150.74	18	FCLGA1851	125 W
3	Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	4,716	43,046	£162.05	14	FCLGA1851	125 W
4	Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF	4,713	43,029	£134.17	14	FCLGA1851	125 W
5	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	3,465	38,888	£166.83	12	AM4	105 W
6	Intel Core i5-14600K	4,265	38,371	£188.43	14	FCLGA1700	125 W
7	Intel Core i5-14600KF	4,252	38,238	£180.89	14	FCLGA1700	125 W
8	Intel Core i5-14600	4,161	35,803	£192.21	14	FCLGA1700	65 W
9	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	4,175	35,477	£176.38	8	AM5	105 W
10	AMD Ryzen 7 7700	4,050	34,317	£168.84	8	AM5	65 W
11	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	2,702	32,467	£102.67	12	AM4	105 W
12	Intel Core Ultra 5 230F	4,537	32,306	£119.85	10	FCLGA1851	121 W
13	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G	3,922	31,478	£196.72	8	AM5	65 W
14	Intel Core i5-13600	4,021	31,048	£192.21	14	FCLGA1700	65 W
15	Intel Core Ultra 5 225F	4,404	30,991	£106.57	10	FCLGA1851	65 W
16	AMD Ryzen 7 8700F	3,872	30,862	£131.34	8	AM5	65 W
17	Intel Core Ultra 5 235T	4,344	30,843	£186.18	14	FCLGA1851	35 W
18	Intel Core i5-14500	3,948	30,707	£186.92	14	FCLGA1700	65 W
19	AMD Ryzen 9 3900	2,604	30,547	£165.82	12	AM4	65 W
20	Intel Core Ultra 5 225	4,411	30,367	£134.58	10	FCLGA1851	65 W
21	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	4,569	30,042	£131.15	6	AM5	65 W
22	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	4,129	28,267	£129.64	6	AM5	105 W
23	Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz	2,608	28,027	£173.36	14	FCLGA2066	165 W
24	AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT	3,533	28,023	£179.39	8	AM4	105 W
25	Intel Core i5-13600T	3,767	27,716	£192.21	14	FCLGA1700	35 W
26	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	3,448	27,656	£198.98	8	AM4	105 W
27	Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz	2,451	27,547	£133.98	16	FCLGA2066	165 W
28	Intel Core i5-12600KF	3,916	27,500	£146.97	10	FCLGA1700	150 W
29	AMD Ryzen 5 7600	3,907	26,965	£157.53	6	AM5 (LGA 1718)	65 W
30	AMD Ryzen 5 7500	3,813	26,882	£158.28	6	AM5 (LGA 1718)	65 W
31	Intel Core i5-13490F	3,848	26,784	£138.08	10	FCLGA1700	65 W
32	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	3,386	26,549	£119.25	8	AM4	65 W
33	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	3,824	26,513	£117.34	6	AM5 (LGA 1718)	65 W
34	Intel Core i5-14600T	3,744	26,409	£192.21	14	FCLGA1700	35 W
35	Intel Core i9-10920X @ 3.50GHz	2,705	25,720	£198.51	12	FCLGA2066	165 W
36	Intel Core i5-14400F	3,700	25,417	£134.91	10	FCLGA1700	65 W
37	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	2,479	25,199	£173.35	12	sTR4	180 W
38	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	3,876	25,192	£183.18	6	AM5	65 W
39	Intel Core i5-14400	3,741	25,032	£157.53	10	FCLGA1700	65 W
40	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	3,494	24,979	£180.88	6	AM5	65 W
41	Intel Core i5-13400F	3,628	24,879	£141.16	10	FCLGA1700	148 W
42	Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz	2,619	24,774	£186.42	12	FCLGA2066	165 W
43	AMD Ryzen 5 8400F	3,684	24,370	£90.62	6	AM5	65 W
44	Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz	3,385	24,312	£187.65	8	FCLGA1200	125 W
45	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G	3,281	24,215	£119.10	8	AM4	65 W
46	AMD Ryzen 7 5700	3,298	24,191	£130.39	8	AM4	65 W
47	Intel Core i9-7920X @ 2.90GHz	2,504	23,548	£125.79	12	FCLGA2066	140 W
48	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	2,797	23,397	£173.36	8	AM4	105 W
49	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X	2,305	22,956	£150.74	12	sTR4	180 W
50	Intel Core i5-14500T	3,742	22,863	£174.87	14	FCLGA1700	35 W

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