Pro gear ranking - updated October 2026
The best CPU for gaming
Want to know which CPU is the best for gaming in October 2026? We've researched what 810 pro players are using: 82 different gaming CPU's by 12 brands. The most popular pick is the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, used by 86 pros.
Choosing a gaming CPU can be difficult. The players on our site only play with the very best material, so by picking one of the gaming CPU's on this page you know you're getting gear that holds up at the highest level.
- 810Pros analysed
- 82CPU's ranked
- 12Brands
- 11.4%Use the #1 pick
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The best gaming CPU by game:
Top Gaming CPU Brands
Gaming CPU Model Top 6
Top Gaming CPU Models
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
86 gamers
AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D
85 gamers
Intel Core i7-8700K
76 gamers
Intel Core i9-9900K
60 gamers
Intel Core i9-13900K
44 gamers
Intel Core i9-13900KF
39 gamers
Intel Core i9-10900K
36 gamers
Intel Core i9-12900K
34 gamers
Intel Core i7-7700K
26 gamers
Intel Core i9-14900K
26 gamers
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
19 gamers
Intel Core i7-9700K
18 gamers
Intel Core i9-12900KF
14 gamers
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
12 gamers
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
11 gamers
Intel Core i7-12700K
11 gamers
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
9 gamers
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
9 gamers
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
8 gamers
Intel Core i7-8086K
8 gamers
Intel Core i9-9900KF
8 gamers
Intel Core i7-6700k
7 gamers
Intel Core i7-13700K
7 gamers
Intel Core i9-10850K
6 gamers
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
5 gamers
Intel Core i7-11700K
5 gamers
Intel Core i7-12700KF
5 gamers
Intel Core i7-10700K
4 gamers
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
4 gamers
Intel Core i9-11900K
4 gamers
Intel Core i7-9700KF
3 gamers
Intel Core i5-8600k
3 gamers
Intel Core i9-14900KS
3 gamers
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
3 gamers
Intel Core i5-9600K
2 gamers
Intel Core i7-7800X
2 gamers
Intel Core i9-9900KS
2 gamers
Intel Core i7-8700
2 gamers
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2 gamers
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
2 gamers
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
2 gamers
Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 285K
2 gamers
Intel Core i7-5960X
2 gamers
Thermaltake Floe Riing Rgb 240
2 gamers
Intel Core i7-6800K
2 gamers
Intel Core i7-9700X
1 gamers
Intel Core i5-6600K
1 gamers
AMD Ryzen 7 1800x
1 gamers
Intel Core i7-4770K
1 gamers
Intel Core i7-14700K
1 gamers
Intel Core i9-13900KS
1 gamers
Intel Core i9-7940X
1 gamers
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
1 gamers
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
1 gamers
AMD Ryzen 1600
1 gamers
XSPC Raystorm D5 Ax240
1 gamers
Thermaltake Smart Standard 750w
1 gamers
Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 120
1 gamers
Be Quiet! System Power B9 600W
1 gamers
Noctua NH-U12S
1 gamers
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2
1 gamers
Intel Core i9-10980XE
1 gamers
CORSAIR H150I Pro Rgb
1 gamers
CORSAIR Hx850I
1 gamers
Be quiet! System Power 9 700W
1 gamers
EVGA G2 750W 80 Gold
1 gamers
Intel Core i7-5930K
1 gamers
PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB
1 gamers
Intel Core i9-12900KS
1 gamers
Intel Core i7-7740X
1 gamers
Intel Core i9-9820X
1 gamers
Seasonic Focus Plus 850w
1 gamers
Intel Core i5-4690K
1 gamers
EVGA Supernova 850 G2
1 gamers
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
1 gamers
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1 gamers
Intel Core i7-7820X
1 gamers
Intel Core i5-7600K
1 gamers
Intel Core i9-7920X
1 gamers
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
1 gamers
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
1 gamers
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1 gamers
Intel Core i5 vs i7 vs i9
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