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Compare CPUs

Compare processors by current prices, gaming and multi-core performance, socket and specifications. Filter the CPU market by what your build needs, then compare models side by side or rank them using your own priorities.

Market snapshot Nov 9, 2026 · CAD · 234 products · 331 offers ·

Sources refreshed · 2/2 within 24 h
  • Amazon · 112 current offers · checked · retailer pages checked
  • Newegg · 248 current offers · checked · retailer pages and feed

The snapshot is when this market was assembled. Each source and each offer keeps its own check time, shown in your time zone. An offer that stops appearing stays listed as last seen, outside current prices and Value.

Prices reflect offers checked for this market snapshot; each offer shows when it was last checked.

Verified models: Value and Capability by our methodology.

Your priorities
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Balanced CPU performance across gaming and multitasking.
Total cost
Minimum capability
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Move a slider — the ranking follows what matters to you. Market: Canada · Price basis: lowest verified new offer · Profile: Balanced · Method cpu-value-v6.1

1–50 of 234 productsValue: Balanced · grades for Gaming
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C6 cores12 threads175LGA 2011120 W100
B6 cores12 threads542AM488 Wup to CAD 125 · avg CAD 12577
C4 cores8 threads434LGA 1700110 Wup to CAD 140 · avg CAD 14071
C4 cores4 threads171LGA 1151154 W62
A18 cores18 threads1,358LGA 1851159 W61
A6 cores12 threads847AM588 Wup to CAD 240 · avg CAD 24061
A10 cores10 threads874LGA 1851121 W58
C4 cores8 threads425LGA 1700110 Wup to CAD 190 · avg CAD 19058
C2 cores2 threads75LGA 120087 W58
A18 cores18 threads1,474LGA 1851159 Wup to CAD 320 · avg CAD 32057
B6 cores12 threads687AM588 Wup to CAD 218 · avg CAD 21856
B6 cores12 threads615AM488 Wup to CAD 180 · avg CAD 18056
B10 cores10 threads857LGA 1851121 Wup to CAD 255 · avg CAD 25555
A6 cores12 threads796AM5142 Wup to CAD 260 · avg CAD 26053
A14 cores14 threads1,215LGA 1851159 Wup to CAD 300 · avg CAD 30052
B6 cores12 threads449AM488 Wup to CAD 167 · avg CAD 16752
C4 cores8 threads311AM488 Wup to CAD 199 · avg CAD 19951
A14 cores14 threads1,214LGA 1851159 W50
A8 cores16 threads1,042AM588 Wup to CAD 320 · avg CAD 32050
B10 cores16 threads718LGA 1700148 Wup to CAD 240 · avg CAD 24050
B6 cores12 threads606AM488 Wup to CAD 215 · avg CAD 21550
A14 cores20 threads1,082LGA 1700181 Wup to CAD 350 · avg CAD 35049
A6 cores12 threads627AM588 W48
C6 cores6 threads260LGA 1151154 W48
C4 cores8 threads250LGA 1200154 Wup to CAD 128 · avg CAD 12848
A14 cores20 threads1,079LGA 1700181 Wup to CAD 330 · avg CAD 33047
B8 cores16 threads748AM488 Wup to CAD 250 · avg CAD 25047
B10 cores16 threads707LGA 1700148 Wup to CAD 270 · avg CAD 27047
B8 cores16 threads683AM488 Wup to CAD 325 · avg CAD 32547
C4 cores8 threads245LGA 1200154 W47
B6 cores12 threads603AM588 Wup to CAD 260 · avg CAD 26045
B6 cores12 threads627AM488 W44
C4 cores8 threads232LGA 1200154 W44
C2 cores4 threads115LGA 120087 W44
C4 cores4 threads171LGA 1151154 W43
A24 cores24 threads1,935LGA 1851250 W42
B6 cores12 threads535AM488 W42
A8 cores16 threads1,000AM5142 Wup to CAD 350 · avg CAD 35041
B6 cores12 threads567AM488 Wup to CAD 260 · avg CAD 26041
B6 cores12 threads341LGA 1200154 W41
C4 cores8 threads243LGA 1151154 Wup to CAD 273 · avg CAD 19141
B14 cores20 threads870LGA 1700154 Wup to CAD 340 · avg CAD 34040
B6 cores12 threads709AM588 Wup to CAD 321 · avg CAD 32140
C4 cores4 threads160LGA 1150132 W40
A20 cores20 threads1,391LGA 1851182 Wup to CAD 530 · avg CAD 53039
C4 cores4 threads186LGA 1151154 W39
A20 cores20 threads1,648LGA 1851250 W37
A12 cores24 threads1,443AM5230 Wup to CAD 440 · avg CAD 44037
A16 cores32 threads1,234AM4142 Wup to CAD 420 · avg CAD 42037
A14 cores14 threads1,073LGA 1851121 Wup to CAD 420 · avg CAD 42037

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How to compare CPUs

A processor has to fit your platform first, and after that it comes down to performance for your workload and what it costs. This page lists every CPU we track with a current offer in one table. Value is an optional ranking for weighing price against the performance you need.

Compare gaming and multi-core performance

Processors that look alike on paper behave differently. Compare gaming, single-core and multi-core performance, or blend them in your own priorities.

Check socket and platform compatibility

Socket, memory type and integrated graphics decide what a processor works with. Filter by them first so every CPU you compare fits your build.

Compare current CPU prices

Each row shows the cheapest current new offer and how many retailers carry the processor. Open a row to compare retailers, or add the refurbished and used offers we track.

Use Value to balance price and performance

Value weighs price against the performance and power you care about, including three years of electricity if you choose. Turn priorities off to compare on price alone.

From the market to a shortlist

  1. Filter the market

    Set your budget, socket, cores and power. Every filter shows how many are left.

  2. Compare specifications and performance

    Sort by gaming, single-core or multi-core performance, or by price, and read the grade for your use case. Switch on priorities if you want Value to rank the list.

  3. Save or compare candidates

    Add products to the comparison to see them side by side, or save them to come back to later.

  4. Check current offers

    Open a product's offers to compare retailers. Click any price to test an offer you were given against the same market.

Questions about comparing CPUs

What should I compare between CPUs?

Check the socket and memory type first, since they decide whether a processor fits your board. Then compare performance for your workload (gaming, single-core or multi-core), core and thread count, power draw and integrated graphics, and finally the current price.

Gaming or multi-core performance: which score matters?

Gaming performance estimates frame-rate throughput in games, single-core performance covers everyday responsiveness and lightly threaded work, and multi-core performance covers rendering, compiling and other heavily threaded work. Each is a benchmark-based index that compares processors across generations.

Will this processor fit my motherboard?

Check the socket and the memory type first: a processor only fits a board with the same socket, and it works with the memory generation it supports. Filter by socket and memory type to see only compatible processors.

Do I need integrated graphics?

Only if you will run the computer without a graphics card, or want a fallback when one fails. Filter by integrated graphics to keep or drop those models.

How often are CPU prices updated?

Offers are refreshed as market snapshots; each offer shows when it was checked. Retail prices can change at any time, so confirm the final price on the retailer's site before buying.

What does the Value score mean?

Value is a relative score from 0 to 100 under the priorities you choose. Each weighted factor (performance, price, power and so on) is compared with the rest of this market, the factors are combined, and the best result in the current view scores 100. Turn priorities off to browse by price alone.

Read the full methodology →