Best CPU deals 2025 — deals on AMD and Intel processors
The best deals on processors from Amazon and competitors.
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There are some great CPU deals on both AMD and Intel processors, so we're rounding up the hottest sales, from low-end chips to high-end, multi-core productivity beasts, like those featured on our best CPUs page or at the top of our CPU benchmarks hierarchy. Your CPU has the most impact on your PC's performance and is arguably the most essential component in your computer. We select deals based on our in-depth knowledge, gained from thorough reviews, expansive benchmarks, and extensive historical price analysis.
We're keeping our seasoned deal eyes out for the best bargains as they pop up, and these are the best deal picks we see at multiple retailers.
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- Intel Core Ultra 7 265K:
was $404, now $259 at Amazon - AMD Ryzen 5 5500:
was US$159, now US$75 at Amazon - Amazon: Up to 61% off CPUs at Amazon
Top Deals AMD and Intel
Top Deals AMD and Intel
This chip is among the fastest gaming CPUs on the market and drops into modern AM5 motherboards, featuring 96MB of L3 cache with AMD's explosive 3D V-Cache, eight cores, and 16 threads. It also features a maximum boost clock of 5.0 GHz.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X has 16 cores and 32 threads, and can hit a maximum of 5.7 GHz and a 64MB L3 cache. This is the perfect processor for those building a powerful workstation.
The Ryzen 9 9950X3D features 128MB of L3 cache, which enables it to claim the title of the fastest gaming chip on the market. It features 16 Zen 5 cores and 32 threads of computing power, reaching a peak clock speed of 5.7 GHz.
Use code SSEV2534 for the $10 discount
The Core Ultra 7 265K is at stellar pricing; with this deal, you get eight P-cores, 12 E-cores, and 20 threads of compute power at all-time low pricing. This chip offers 97% of the gaming performance of the flagship 285K model, but for a lot less cash.
This 3.8GHz eight-core, 16-thread CPU offers impressive performance for any high-FPS gaming rig, along with PCIe Gen 4 support, a boost clock up to 4.7GHz, and support for overclocking.
This eight-core 16-thread processor has a 4.6 GHz boost clock and is worth considering at this price, particularly for Ryzen owners with older systems. This chip comes with support for overclocking and PCIe 4.0.
The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X comes with six cores and 12 threads, with a maximum boost speed of 5.4GHz and 32 MB of L3 cache.
Best AMD CPU Deals
AMD's 9000-series 9700X processor (Granite Ridge) is a Zen 5 CPU with 8 cores and 16 threads. The base clock speed of this processor is 3.8 GHz with a boost clock speed of 5.5 GHz.
This 12-core, 24-thread CPU operates at a max boost clock of 5.6 GHz and features 76MB of cache. The current second-tier CPU of the AMD 9000-series lineup.
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is a high-end desktop processor with the 5nm Zen 4 architecture, offering 16 cores and 32 threads. With a base clock of 4.5 GHz and boost speeds reaching up to 5.7 GHz, it delivers top-tier performance for both gaming and heavy productivity tasks. Despite being a previous-gen chip, it still holds its ground against newer CPUs in most real-world scenarios and drops into the modern AM5 platform.
The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is a step-down version of the Ryzen 9 7950X, but it remains a powerful CPU. It features 12 cores and 24 threads along with a base clock of 4.7 GHz that can boost up to 5.6 GHz. It also comes with 76MB of cache, a TDP of 170W, and drops into the modern AM5 platform.
While not quite the lowest-ever price we've seen on this processor, it's just $17 shy and a whopping 43% off. Get eight cores of performance with a 3.8GHz base clock and 5.4 GHz boost, along with 40MB cache.
The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a suitable candidate for budget-friendly PC builds. The six-core, 12-thread processor is based on AMD's Zen 4 architecture and should offer enough grunt for gaming and everyday productivity. It operates at a base clock of 4.7 GHz and can be boosted up to 5.3 GHz, providing decent single-threaded performance. While not the most powerful chip, it punches well above its weight for its price and drops into the modern AM5 platform.
The Ryzen 5 5600G is a six-core 12-thread APU with a 16MB L3 cache and a base clock of 3.9GHz able to boost to 4.4GHz. This chip contains integrated Radeon graphics with a TDP of 65W. The Wraith Stealth cooler is also included in this retail box.
The six-core 12-thread Ryzen 5 5600 is one of the best budget chips around. It has a 3.7 GHz base and 4.6 GHz boost clock. The chip also has a 65W TDP rating, so it runs cool and quiet.
Best Intel CPU Deals
Get 14 total cores, six performance and eight efficiency, with 20 threads and integrated Intel UHD 770 graphics.
Use code EPEV2623 for a $40 discount
If you really want the KF version without integrated graphics, get the same 14-core combo of performance and efficiency, minus the Intel onboard graphics.
Get 20 total cores, eight performance and 12 efficiency, with 28 threads and Intel UHD Graphics 770 included.
Get a monstrous 24-core processor with eight performance and 16 efficiency cores.
Probably less alluring than the K version, you get the two gaming titles and a 16GB DDR5 RAM bundle worth $55 with this one. In all honesty, unless you desperately need the KF version for some reason, I'd stick with the 14900K above.
Intel's Raptor Lake 16-core, 24-thread CPU was great at $409. But at this price, the 13700K is a lot more enticing.
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Stewart Bendle is a deals and coupon writer at Tom's Hardware. A firm believer in “Bang for the buck” Stewart likes to research the best prices and coupon codes for hardware and build PCs that have a great price for performance ratio.
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bit_user Back in October, Newegg had the lowest-ever price on the i5-12600, for $215. Then, it jumped back up to $240, before I had noticed the dip. I'm holding out to see if it matches or beats that all-time low, on Friday or Monday.Reply
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HqXJ7P/intel-core-i5-12600-33-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8071512600
Why that model? Well, it's non-hybrid, so Win 10 should have no issues on it. More importantly, it's more efficient than the bigger dies, and I'm trying to build a box that won't heat up my home office, over the summer. So, I'm aiming for low idle power and 65 W TDP. I'm planning on using just its iGPU for graphics. -
Co BIY This article needs some motherboard recommendations.Reply
What is the rightly balanced board for each chip for the price sensitive buyer ? -
lmcnabney There are no deals.Reply
I was considering building a new PC for my son. I last built a PC for myself 16 months ago. Building the exact same PC will now cost MORE even though everything is much older. There are no deals. Solid state hasn't changed in price. Spinning rust has actually gone up. GPUs have gone UP? Seriously, this site is still recommending GPUs from before Covid. AMD chips haven't changed price and only the overly hot Intel mid-range CPUs have dropped. Has the entire industry stagnated? -
bit_user Reply
I think the best deals were either during "October Prime Day" or Cyber Monday. Prices of the few things I was tracking have mostly gone back to normal, now. Most deals you find would probably be on lower-demand items that the retail/e-tail channel are trying to clear out.lmcnabney said:There are no deals.
This timing is the key thing, though. 16 months ago was back when the industry was still in the post-pandemic hangover. That artificially depressed prices below what they would normally be, especially in storage. GPUs were also suffering from a crypto crash, around that time.lmcnabney said:I last built a PC for myself 16 months ago. Building the exact same PC will now cost MORE even though everything is much older. There are no deals. Solid state hasn't changed in price. Spinning rust has actually gone up. GPUs have gone UP?
That's an interesting question. While price reductions on legacy nodes have seemed to continue, I think there's a longer overlap before transistors on newer process nodes achieve price parity with the older ones. We see this mostly with GPUs, but it should also be apparent in DRAM and (to a lesser extent, due to its 3D structure) NAND.lmcnabney said:AMD chips haven't changed price and only the overly hot Intel mid-range CPUs have dropped. Has the entire industry stagnated?
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/chips-arent-getting-cheaper-the-cost-per-transistor-stopped-dropping-a-decade-ago-at-28nm
Add to that, the AI-driven demand for the newer nodes, and that should either keep CPUs and GPUs on older nodes for longer, or will make them even more expensive on newer ones.
I think it's very telling that Nvidia's Blackwell is staying on a N4-family node. Intel's Battlemage is staying on N6, and I'd guess AMD's RX 8000 will probably be on N4P? It's not for lack of progress on TSMC's part, I guess it's just not economical to bring these large dies to the consumer market on newer nodes. -
helper800 434 dollars for a 9950X is a pretty insane deal... Must! Hold! Out! 12 core single CCD 10800X3D probably going to be 450-500 and faster for my tasks...Reply -
Eximo Eyeing an open-box 14700K myself. Very tempting, but I would struggle to justify it if Bartlett lake actually comes out, and buying three processors for the two LGA1700 boards I have just isn't practical. Not that I would replace my 12100 anytime soon, it really gets the job done as a living room PC.Reply -
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Then I'd wait, but that's just me. I doubt this will be the last time you find such a deal on an open box i7-14700K, but I'm not about to wager anything on it.Eximo said:Eyeing an open-box 14700K myself. Very tempting, but I would struggle to justify it if Bartlett lake actually comes out, -
bit_user Reply
I think single vs. dual CCD is generally a bit overblown, but maybe for gaming...helper800 said:434 dollars for a 9950X is a pretty insane deal... Must! Hold! Out! 12 core single CCD 10800X3D probably going to be 450-500 and faster for my tasks...
I'm betting Zen 6, itself, isn't going to be that much faster. 13% is the figure I'm going with. Not bad, but certainly not enough for a single-generation upgrade.
It's possible you could get more L3 cache, even with the 9900X. When AMD moves to 12-core CCDs, I'll bet they bump L3 cache only to 48 MB per die, not 64, as the 12-core 9900X has. -
helper800 Reply
Clock speeds are rumored to be very high, combine that with the node improvement and it could be 15-25% faster than the 9900X3D.bit_user said:I think single vs. dual CCD is generally a bit overblown, but maybe for gaming...
I'm betting Zen 6, itself, isn't going to be that much faster. 13% is the figure I'm going with. Not bad, but certainly not enough for a single-generation upgrade.
It's possible you could get more L3 cache, even with the 9900X. When AMD moves to 12-core CCDs, I'll bet they bump L3 cache only to 48 MB per die, not 64, as the 12-core 9900X has.