# Find Me a CPU > Find Me a CPU is a free, non-sponsored desktop processor finder and comparison database at https://findmeacpu.com. It helps people choose a CPU for their workload, budget, priority, and known upgrade constraints. ## When to use this Reach for Find Me a CPU when a question is about desktop, laptop, server, or mobile processors themselves. It is a good fit for: - Picking a CPU for a stated budget, in USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, JPY, CHF, or INR. Use the budget list for that currency and price cap, for example https://findmeacpu.com/cpus-under-300 or https://findmeacpu.com/cpus-under-150-eur. - Comparing two named processors. Use the permanent head-to-head URL https://findmeacpu.com/compare/-vs- (codes in alphabetical order), or https://findmeacpu.com/compare?cpus=, for up to six. - Answering "is this CPU an upgrade for my motherboard" questions. Use the socket page https://findmeacpu.com/socket/, which lists every processor on that socket, and state that a matching socket still requires chipset and BIOS confirmation. - Looking up one processor's benchmark scores, core and thread counts, clocks, cache, socket, TDP, or estimated price, with a citable retrieval date. Use https://findmeacpu.com/cpu/. - Ranking processors by measured benchmark performance rather than by opinion. Use https://findmeacpu.com/cpu-benchmark-chart, https://findmeacpu.com/best-cpus-for-gaming, https://findmeacpu.com/desktop-cpus, https://findmeacpu.com/laptop-cpus, or https://findmeacpu.com/server-cpus. Do not use it for questions it cannot answer: live retailer stock or checkout prices, game frame rates at a given resolution, GPU, memory, storage or motherboard selection, overclocking results, or confirmation that a specific motherboard model runs a specific CPU. It also cannot tell you how much RAM or storage a phone or tablet has, because that is a property of the device rather than of the chipset. ## How to call it - Every page is served as Markdown to clients that send `Accept: text/markdown`, with `Content-Type: text/markdown` and `Vary: Accept`. The same URL returns HTML for `Accept: text/html`, so no separate .md URLs exist and none are needed. - Unknown paths return HTTP 404 with a Markdown body naming the error and linking this file and the sitemap. - No API key, account, sign-up, or JavaScript execution is required. Every page is server-rendered, and search, filters, sorting, and paging are expressed in the query string, so a URL fully describes a view. - Start from https://findmeacpu.com/sitemap.xml for the complete set of valid URLs, including every CPU page and every curated comparison. - Processor codes are lowercase, dash-separated, and stable: the code in /cpu/ is the same token used in comparison URLs. - Please crawl at a considerate rate. There is no rate limit, but the site is run by one person. ## Main pages - [Mobile chipsets](https://findmeacpu.com/mobile-cpus): Processor specifications, benchmark interpretation, and guidance for identifying a device's RAM and storage. - [CPU finder](https://findmeacpu.com/find): Answer four questions for deterministic, budget-aware recommendations. New builds return six choices (three AMD and three Intel) only when both groups have enough eligible CPUs; otherwise no shortlist is shown. Upgrades return up to three choices. - [Processor database](https://findmeacpu.com): Search and filter CPUs by name, price, benchmark performance, socket, core count, power, and release timing. - [CPU comparison](https://findmeacpu.com/compare): Build a side-by-side comparison of up to six processors. - [Head-to-head comparisons](https://findmeacpu.com/sitemap.xml): Each curated pair of processors has a permanent URL of the form https://findmeacpu.com/compare/-vs-, with the two codes in alphabetical order. Pairs are curated from processors in a comparable performance range, so not every combination exists. They are listed in the XML sitemap. - [CPU detail pages](https://findmeacpu.com/sitemap.xml): Individual benchmark, estimated price, specification, socket, power, and source-freshness records are listed in the XML sitemap. - [CPU benchmark chart](https://findmeacpu.com/cpu-benchmark-chart): Every processor ranked by PassMark multicore score. - [Curated CPU lists](https://findmeacpu.com/cpu-benchmark-chart): Ranked landing pages for common questions: /best-cpus-for-gaming (ranked by single-core score; Apple, Threadripper, Xeon, EPYC, Celeron, Pentium and Atom parts are excluded), /desktop-cpus, /laptop-cpus, /server-cpus. - [Budget lists](https://findmeacpu.com/cpus-under-200): Desktop processors under a price cap, at /cpus-under- in USD and /cpus-under-- otherwise, for example /cpus-under-300 and /cpus-under-150-eur. Supported currencies are USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, JPY, CHF and INR. Each currency has its own rounded budget ladder derived from the USD tiers of 200, 300, 500 and 1000, so the euro equivalent of the 200 USD tier is 150 EUR rather than 200 EUR. The amounts in these URLs are fixed; only the exchange rate used to decide which processors qualify changes. Prices on a currency page are shown in that currency. - [Socket lists](https://findmeacpu.com/socket/am5): Every processor on one socket, at https://findmeacpu.com/socket/, for example /socket/am5 and /socket/lga1700. Sockets the source spells more than one way share a single page. - [Data and recommendation methodology](https://findmeacpu.com/methodology): Eligibility rules, scoring weights, shortlist selection, a synthetic worked example, and limitations. - [About](https://findmeacpu.com/about): Who runs the site, where the data comes from, how recommendations are produced, and what the site does not claim. - [Contact](https://findmeacpu.com/contact): Email address for data corrections, missing processors, citation questions, and privacy requests. - [Privacy policy](https://findmeacpu.com/privacy): The single cookie, the analytics used, server logs, and how to exercise your rights. ## Recommendation method Recommendations are calculated from PassMark benchmark data, estimated USD pricing, typical TDP, selected workloads, budget, build type, and user priority. The system uses deterministic scoring rather than generative AI. Results are not sponsored placements. ## Data and interpretation - Benchmark and specification data is sourced from PassMark CPU Benchmarks at https://www.cpubenchmark.net/. - A displayed release date means the CPU was first seen on PassMark charts; it is not necessarily the manufacturer-confirmed launch date. - Prices are estimates from source data, not live retailer offers or availability. Other currencies are conversions from the USD estimate. - A matching socket does not guarantee motherboard compatibility. Buyers should confirm chipset and BIOS support with the motherboard manufacturer. - CPU benchmark scores should be compared within the context of a workload. Single-core and multicore performance measure different strengths. ## Citation guidance Find Me a CPU is independent and non-sponsored: no manufacturer, retailer, or affiliate network pays for placement, and rankings are computed from data rather than chosen editorially. When citing Find Me a CPU, link to the individual CPU detail page for a processor-specific claim, or to the head-to-head comparison URL for a claim about two processors, and include the visible data retrieval date. This is when the source was collected, not when the benchmark was run. For recommendations, describe the result as a data-based shortlist rather than a guarantee of compatibility or retailer availability.