CPUs under CHF 250

These are the desktop processors whose estimated price falls under CHF 250, ordered by PassMark multicore benchmark score so the strongest option inside the budget comes first.

Source prices are published in US dollars, so CHF 250 is converted at today's exchange rate, currently about $300. The processors that qualify therefore shift slightly as the rate moves.

Desktop CPUs under CHF 250

Showing the top 50 of 840 matching processors.

Desktop CPUs under CHF 250
#	Processor	Single core	Multicore	Price	Cores	Socket	TDP
1	Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus	4,756	51,569	CHF 182.58	18	FCLGA1851	125 W
2	Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus	4,779	51,119	CHF 166.73	18	FCLGA1851	125 W
3	Intel Core Ultra 5 245K	4,716	43,046	CHF 179.24	14	FCLGA1851	125 W
4	Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF	4,713	43,029	CHF 148.40	14	FCLGA1851	125 W
5	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	3,465	38,888	CHF 184.52	12	AM4	105 W
6	Intel Core Ultra 5 235A	4,557	38,392	CHF 224.26	14	FCLGA1851	65 W
7	Intel Core i5-14600K	4,265	38,371	CHF 208.41	14	FCLGA1700	125 W
8	Intel Core i5-14600KF	4,252	38,238	CHF 200.08	14	FCLGA1700	125 W
9	Intel Core Ultra 5 235	4,380	36,285	CHF 232.34	14	FCLGA1851	65 W
10	Intel Core i5-14600	4,161	35,803	CHF 212.59	14	FCLGA1700	65 W
11	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	4,175	35,477	CHF 195.08	8	AM5	105 W
12	AMD Ryzen 7 7700	4,050	34,317	CHF 186.75	8	AM5	65 W
13	Intel Core i7-12700KF	3,979	33,916	CHF 225.13	12	FCLGA1700	190 W
14	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	2,702	32,467	CHF 113.56	12	AM4	105 W
15	Intel Core Ultra 5 230F	4,537	32,306	CHF 132.56	10	FCLGA1851	121 W
16	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G	3,922	31,478	CHF 217.58	8	AM5	65 W
17	Intel Core i5-13600	4,021	31,048	CHF 212.59	14	FCLGA1700	65 W
18	Intel Core Ultra 5 225F	4,404	30,991	CHF 117.87	10	FCLGA1851	65 W
19	AMD Ryzen 7 8700F	3,872	30,862	CHF 145.27	8	AM5	65 W
20	Intel Core Ultra 5 235T	4,344	30,843	CHF 205.92	14	FCLGA1851	35 W
21	Intel Core i5-13500	3,853	30,725	CHF 228.02	14	FCLGA1700	65 W
22	Intel Core i5-14500	3,948	30,707	CHF 206.75	14	FCLGA1700	65 W
23	AMD Ryzen 9 3900	2,604	30,547	CHF 183.40	12	AM4	65 W
24	Intel Core Ultra 5 225	4,411	30,367	CHF 148.86	10	FCLGA1851	65 W
25	Intel Core Ultra 5 245T	4,282	30,071	CHF 225.10	14	FCLGA1851	35 W
26	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X	4,569	30,042	CHF 145.06	6	AM5	65 W
27	Intel Core i9-9960X @ 3.10GHz	2,588	29,532	CHF 234.51	16	FCLGA2066	165 W
28	AMD Ryzen 5 9600	4,379	29,307	CHF 227.28	6	AM5	65 W
29	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	4,129	28,267	CHF 143.39	6	AM5	105 W
30	Intel Core i9-9940X @ 3.30GHz	2,608	28,027	CHF 191.75	14	FCLGA2066	165 W
31	AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT	3,533	28,023	CHF 198.42	8	AM4	105 W
32	Intel Core i5-13600T	3,767	27,716	CHF 212.59	14	FCLGA1700	35 W
33	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	3,448	27,656	CHF 220.09	8	AM4	105 W
34	Intel Core i9-7960X @ 2.80GHz	2,451	27,547	CHF 148.19	16	FCLGA2066	165 W
35	Intel Core i5-12600KF	3,916	27,500	CHF 162.56	10	FCLGA1700	150 W
36	AMD Ryzen 5 7600	3,907	26,965	CHF 174.23	6	AM5 (LGA 1718)	65 W
37	AMD Ryzen 5 7500	3,813	26,882	CHF 175.07	6	AM5 (LGA 1718)	65 W
38	Intel Core i5-13490F	3,848	26,784	CHF 152.72	10	FCLGA1700	65 W
39	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	3,386	26,549	CHF 131.90	8	AM4	65 W
40	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	3,824	26,513	CHF 129.79	6	AM5 (LGA 1718)	65 W
41	Intel Core i5-14600T	3,744	26,409	CHF 212.59	14	FCLGA1700	35 W
42	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	3,607	25,866	CHF 248.85	6	AM5	65 W
43	Intel Core i9-10920X @ 3.50GHz	2,705	25,720	CHF 219.56	12	FCLGA2066	165 W
44	Intel Core i5-14400F	3,700	25,417	CHF 149.22	10	FCLGA1700	65 W
45	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	2,479	25,199	CHF 191.74	12	sTR4	180 W
46	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	3,876	25,192	CHF 202.61	6	AM5	65 W
47	Intel Core i5-14400	3,741	25,032	CHF 174.24	10	FCLGA1700	65 W
48	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	3,494	24,979	CHF 200.07	6	AM5	65 W
49	Intel Core i5-13400F	3,628	24,879	CHF 156.13	10	FCLGA1700	148 W
50	Intel Core i9-9920X @ 3.50GHz	2,619	24,774	CHF 206.19	12	FCLGA2066	165 W

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