CPU Components

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CPU

  • Intel
    $419
    High-core-count 13th-gen chip without integrated graphics — ideal for dedicated …
  • Intel
    $399
    Intel's Raptor Lake flagship with 24 cores (8P+16E) and 32 threads, boosting to …
  • Intel
    $349
    Intel's 14th-gen flagship mid-range CPU. 20 cores and 5.6GHz boost deliver near …
  • Intel
    $349
    Intel's Arrow Lake flagship mid-range CPU on the new LGA1851 platform. Improved …
  • Intel
    $280
    Raptor Lake mid-range with 14 cores (6P+8E) and 20 threads at a fraction of i9 p…
  • Intel
    $179
    Budget-friendly 14th-gen Intel CPU without integrated graphics. Handles current …
  • Intel
    $140
    Intel's 12th-gen budget workhorse without integrated graphics. 6 performance cor…
  • AMD
    $299
    AMD's Zen 5 mid-range CPU. Exceptional IPC improvements over Zen 4 in a surprisi…
  • AMD
    $100
    AMD's budget Zen 3 chip cut down to PCIe 3.0 — a meaningful cost reduction that …
  • AMD
    $174
    AMD's Zen 3 gaming champion. Launched as the price-to-performance leader and rem…
  • AMD
    $169
    The non-X entry point to AMD's Zen 4 AM5 platform. Runs cooler and cheaper than …
  • AMD
    $129
    AMD's Zen 3 8-core budget champion. The step up from the Ryzen 5 5600X delivers …
  • Intel
    $165
    Intel's 13th-gen 10-core budget performer. Near-identical to the 14400F in gamin…
  • Intel
    $279
    The unlocked i7-14700K's locked sibling — 20 cores and 28 threads without the ov…
  • AMD
    $249
    AMD's Zen 4 8-core mid-range CPU. Excellent single-core performance for gaming a…
  • AMD
    $229
    AMD's Zen 4 entry mid-range gaming CPU. Solid single-core performance for gaming…
  • Intel
    $219
    Intel's Arrow Lake mid-range entry point on the new LGA1851 platform. Strong sin…
  • AMD
    $200
    AMD's Zen 5 entry mid-range CPU. 6 cores at 5.4GHz boost on the AM5 platform — A…
  • AMD
    $449
    AMD's Zen 5 12-core flagship mid-range CPU. The extra cores over the Ryzen 7 970…
  • Intel
    $110
    Intel's budget Alder Lake quad-core. Found in the cheapest pre-built gaming PCs.…
  • AMD
    $349
    AMD's Zen 4 flagship mid-range CPU with 12 cores and 24 threads on the long-live…
  • AMD
    $449
    AMD's 3D V-Cache flagship built on Zen 5. 96MB of stacked L3 cache eliminates CP…
  • Intel
    $499
    Intel's current-generation flagship CPU on the LGA1851 platform. 24 cores (8P+16…
  • Intel
    $253
    Intel's 14th-gen mid-range gaming powerhouse. 14 cores (6P+8E) and 5.3GHz boost …