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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 Oct 29, 2026 · CAD · 232 products · 332 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.

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Balanced CPU performance across gaming and multitasking.
Total cost
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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-v1.4

1–50 of 232 productsValue: Balanced · grades for Gaming
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A18 cores18 threads1,358LGA 1851159 W100
A18 cores18 threads1,474LGA 1851159 Wup to CAD 320 · avg CAD 32099
A10 cores10 threads874LGA 1851121 Wup to CAD 245 · avg CAD 24595
A14 cores14 threads1,215LGA 1851159 Wup to CAD 300 · avg CAD 30086
A24 cores24 threads1,935LGA 1851250 W84
A6 cores12 threads847AM588 Wup to CAD 270 · avg CAD 27084
B6 cores12 threads542AM488 Wup to CAD 125 · avg CAD 12584
A14 cores14 threads1,214LGA 1851159 Wup to CAD 320 · avg CAD 32083
C4 cores8 threads434LGA 1700110 W80
B10 cores10 threads857LGA 1851121 Wup to CAD 270 · avg CAD 27077
A20 cores20 threads1,648LGA 1851250 W76
A14 cores20 threads1,079LGA 1700181 Wup to CAD 330 · avg CAD 33075
A20 cores20 threads1,391LGA 1851182 Wup to CAD 530 · avg CAD 53074
A8 cores16 threads1,042AM588 Wup to CAD 380 · avg CAD 38074
B6 cores12 threads687AM588 Wup to CAD 200 · avg CAD 20073
A14 cores20 threads1,082LGA 1700181 Wup to CAD 350 · avg CAD 35070
A6 cores12 threads796AM5142 Wup to CAD 260 · avg CAD 26070
A6 cores12 threads627AM588 W70
A12 cores24 threads1,531AM5162 Wup to CAD 520 · avg CAD 52069
B10 cores16 threads718LGA 1700148 Wup to CAD 250 · avg CAD 25069
C4 cores8 threads425LGA 1700110 Wup to CAD 190 · avg CAD 19069
A14 cores14 threads1,073LGA 1851121 Wup to CAD 420 · avg CAD 42068
A16 cores32 threads1,234AM4142 Wup to CAD 420 · avg CAD 42067
A8 cores16 threads1,000AM5142 Wup to CAD 360 · avg CAD 36067
A12 cores24 threads1,443AM5230 Wup to CAD 440 · avg CAD 44066
B10 cores16 threads707LGA 1700148 Wup to CAD 270 · avg CAD 27066
A20 cores20 threads1,651LGA 1851250 W65
B6 cores12 threads606AM488 Wup to CAD 215 · avg CAD 21565
B14 cores20 threads870LGA 1700154 Wup to CAD 340 · avg CAD 34064
B8 cores16 threads789AM4142 Wup to CAD 300 · avg CAD 30064
A20 cores20 threads1,400LGA 1851182 W63
A20 cores28 threads1,141LGA 1700219 Wup to CAD 500 · avg CAD 50063
B8 cores16 threads683AM488 Wup to CAD 303 · avg CAD 30363
B6 cores12 threads603AM588 Wup to CAD 260 · avg CAD 26063
A20 cores28 threads1,466LGA 1700253 Wup to CAD 510 · avg CAD 51062
A12 cores24 threads1,352AM588 W62
A16 cores24 threads1,282LGA 1700253 Wup to CAD 420 · avg CAD 42062
A14 cores20 threads1,052LGA 1700181 W62
B8 cores16 threads871AM588 Wup to CAD 440 · avg CAD 44062
A24 cores32 threads1,619LGA 1700253 W61
B6 cores12 threads709AM588 Wup to CAD 321 · avg CAD 32161
B6 cores12 threads615AM488 Wup to CAD 210 · avg CAD 21061
A20 cores28 threads1,463LGA 1700253 W60
S8 cores16 threads1,164AM5162 Wup to CAD 680 · avg CAD 68060
B8 cores16 threads748AM488 Wup to CAD 290 · avg CAD 29060
A6 cores12 threads728AM588 W60
S16 cores32 threads1,974AM5230 WCheck on Amazonup to CAD 930 · avg CAD 93059
A16 cores32 threads1,851AM5230 Wup to CAD 720 · avg CAD 72059
A20 cores28 threads1,165LGA 1700219 W59
S8 cores16 threads1,125AM5162 Wup to CAD 620 · avg CAD 62059

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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 →