Best Processors: Workstation in 2026

Compare 112 qualifying models by performance, recorded market price, efficiency and data confidence. This ranking covers Workstation.

112Models analyzed112Qualifying modelsSep 14, 2026Data updated

This page is available for reference but does not yet meet the indexing quality threshold: at least five models, two data findings, three related rankings and 70% data completeness.

Top picks

Best overall: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX 100.0 / 100

Best overall

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

$9,999

MSRP

Score: 100.00
Performance: 100.00
Value: —

Measured Data confidence: 95%

Best value

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

$129

New · 9/6/2026

Score: 10.88
Performance: 10.88
Value: 51.3

Measured Data confidence: 95%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX

$7,349

MSRP

Score: 88.88
Performance: 88.88
Value: —

Measured Data confidence: 95%

Prices in USD: used-market prices for older models or where retail quotes are unreliable; otherwise new hardware. Each price shows its condition and recorded date. Quotes older than 90 days are excluded. These are catalog estimates, not live offers.

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#									Data confidence
1	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WXMeasured	$9,999MSRP	100.00	100.00	—	35.7	96	350 W	95%
2	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WXMeasured	$7,349MSRP	88.88	88.88	—	31.7	64	350 W	95%
3	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980XMeasured	$4,999MSRP	86.79	86.79	—	31.0	64	350 W	95%
4	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WXEstimated	—	83.48	83.48	—	29.8	96	350 W	53%
5	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980XEstimated	—	83.19	83.19	—	29.7	64	350 W	53%
6	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WXEstimated	—	83.19	83.19	—	29.7	64	350 W	53%
7	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960XEstimated	—	82.86	82.86	—	29.6	24	350 W	53%
8	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970XEstimated	—	82.86	82.86	—	29.6	32	350 W	53%
9	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WXEstimated	—	82.86	82.86	—	29.6	24	350 W	53%
10	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WXEstimated	—	82.86	82.86	—	29.6	32	350 W	53%
11	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9955WXEstimated	—	75.39	75.39	—	26.9	16	350 W	53%
12	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7975WXMeasured	$3,899MSRP	64.28	64.28	—	23.0	32	350 W	95%
13	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970XMeasured	$2,499MSRP	64.19	64.19	—	22.9	32	350 W	95%
14	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WXEstimated	—	62.22	62.22	—	22.2	12	350 W	53%
15	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WXMeasured	$6,499MSRP	60.27	60.27	—	26.9	64	280 W	95%
16	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WXMeasured	$2,649MSRP	54.32	54.32	—	19.4	24	350 W	95%
17	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WXMeasured	$5,487MSRP	54.16	54.16	—	24.2	64	280 W	95%
18	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960XMeasured	$1,499MSRP	53.42	53.42	—	19.1	24	350 W	95%
19	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990XMeasured	$3,990MSRP	52.43	52.43	—	23.4	64	280 W	95%
20	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WXMeasured	$3,299MSRP	49.12	49.12	—	21.9	32	280 W	95%
21	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3980XMeasured	$1,999MSRP	46.62	46.62	—	20.8	48	280 W	95%
22	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WXMeasured	$2,399MSRP	43.15	43.15	—	19.3	24	280 W	95%
23	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970XMeasured	$1,999MSRP	41.01	41.01	—	18.3	32	280 W	95%
24	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WXMeasured	$2,749MSRP	40.76	40.76	—	18.2	32	280 W	95%
25	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WXMeasured	$2,649MSRP	39.58	39.58	—	14.1	16	350 W	95%
26	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960XMeasured	$1,399MSRP	35.57	35.57	—	15.9	24	280 W	95%
27	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WXMeasured	$1,399MSRP	32.95	32.95	—	11.8	12	350 W	95%
28	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WXMeasured	$1,149MSRP	32.64	32.64	—	14.6	16	280 W	95%
29	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WXMeasured	$356MSRP	26.32	26.32	—	11.7	12	280 W	95%
30	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WXMeasured	$1,149MSRP	26.17	26.17	—	11.7	16	280 W	95%
31	Intel Core i9-10990XEMeasured	$379MSRP	23.77	23.77	—	7.8	22	380 W	95%
32	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WXMeasured	$342MSRP	21.72	21.72	—	9.7	12	280 W	95%
33	Intel Core i9-10980XEMeasured	$979MSRP	21.30	21.30	—	16.1	18	165 W	95%
34	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WXMeasured	$1,799MSRP	21.09	21.09	—	10.5	32	250 W	95%
35	Intel Core i9-9980XEMeasured	$1,120New · 7/16/2026	20.83	20.83	24.1	15.8	18	165 W	95%
36	Intel Xeon W-2295Measured	—	19.88	19.88	—	15.1	18	165 W	95%
37	Intel Core i9-9960XMeasured	$1,684MSRP	19.86	19.86	—	15.0	16	165 W	95%
38	Intel Core i9-7980XEMeasured	$1,979MSRP	19.63	19.63	—	14.9	18	165 W	95%
39	Intel Core i9-9990XEMeasured	$2,163New · 9/6/2026	19.55	19.55	16.8	9.6	14	255 W	95%
40	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WXMeasured	$1,299MSRP	19.41	19.41	—	9.7	24	250 W	95%
41	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950XMeasured	$899MSRP	19.05	19.05	—	13.2	16	180 W	95%
42	Intel Core i9-7960XMeasured	$1,684MSRP	18.65	18.65	—	14.1	16	165 W	95%
43	Intel Core i9-9940XMeasured	$1,387MSRP	18.19	18.19	—	13.8	14	165 W	95%
44	Intel Xeon W-2195Measured	$379MSRP	18.14	18.14	—	16.2	18	140 W	95%
45	Intel Core i9-10940XMeasured	$784MSRP	18.06	18.06	—	13.7	14	165 W	95%
46	Intel Xeon W-2275Measured	$840New · 9/6/2026	18.06	18.06	25.9	13.7	14	165 W	95%
47	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950XMeasured	$999MSRP	17.90	17.90	—	12.4	16	180 W	95%
48	Intel Xeon W-2191BMeasured	$379MSRP	17.89	17.89	—	16.0	18	140 W	95%
49	Intel Core i9-10920XMeasured	$1,291New · 7/16/2026	17.05	17.05	20.3	12.9	12	165 W	95%
50	Intel Core i9-7940XMeasured	$1,387MSRP	16.91	16.91	—	12.8	14	165 W	95%
51	Intel Xeon W-2265Measured	$663New · 9/6/2026	16.88	16.88	28.2	12.8	12	165 W	95%
52	Intel Xeon W-1390PMeasured	$462MSRP	16.50	16.50	—	16.5	8	125 W	95%
53	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950Measured	$319MSRP	16.38	16.38	—	11.4	16	180 W	95%
54	Intel Core i9-9920XMeasured	$1,189MSRP	16.34	16.34	—	12.4	12	165 W	95%
55	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920XMeasured	$649MSRP	16.29	16.29	—	11.3	12	180 W	95%
56	Intel Xeon W-1370PMeasured	$509New · 9/6/2026	15.90	15.90	31.2	15.9	8	125 W	95%
57	Intel Xeon W-2170BMeasured	$379MSRP	15.64	15.64	—	14.0	14	140 W	95%
58	Intel Xeon W-1390Measured	$574New · 9/6/2026	15.49	15.49	29.0	24.2	8	80 W	95%
59	Intel Core i9-7920XMeasured	$995New · 7/16/2026	15.31	15.31	21.9	13.7	12	140 W	95%
60	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1940XMeasured	$342MSRP	15.30	15.30	—	10.6	14	180 W	95%
61	Intel Xeon W-1370Measured	$469New · 9/6/2026	15.20	15.20	31.8	23.7	8	80 W	95%
62	Intel Xeon W-2175Measured	$432New · 9/6/2026	15.16	15.16	33.1	13.5	14	140 W	95%
63	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920XMeasured	$799MSRP	14.93	14.93	—	10.4	12	180 W	95%
64	Intel Xeon W-1290PMeasured	$649New · 9/6/2026	14.76	14.76	26.6	14.8	10	125 W	95%
65	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1940Measured	$319MSRP	14.74	14.74	—	10.2	14	180 W	95%
66	Intel Core i9-10900XMeasured	$590MSRP	14.57	14.57	—	11.0	10	165 W	95%
67	Intel Xeon W-2255Measured	—	14.44	14.44	—	10.9	10	165 W	95%
68	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920Measured	$342MSRP	14.30	14.30	—	12.8	12	140 W	95%
69	Intel Core i9-9900XMeasured	$838New · 7/16/2026	14.12	14.12	22.9	10.7	10	165 W	95%
70	Intel Core i9-7900XMeasured	$999MSRP	13.76	13.76	—	12.3	10	140 W	95%
71	Intel Xeon W-2155Measured	$1,530New · 9/6/2026	13.62	13.62	16.7	12.2	10	140 W	95%
72	Intel Xeon W-2155BMeasured	$394MSRP	13.56	13.56	—	12.1	10	140 W	95%
73	Intel Xeon W-2150BMeasured	$394MSRP	13.31	13.31	—	11.9	10	140 W	95%
74	Intel Xeon W-1290Measured	$589New · 9/6/2026	13.04	13.04	26.3	20.4	10	80 W	95%
75	Intel Core i9-9820XMeasured	$1,052New · 7/16/2026	12.96	12.96	19.6	9.8	10	165 W	95%
76	Intel Xeon W-1350PMeasured	$299New · 9/6/2026	12.83	12.83	36.6	12.8	6	125 W	95%
77	Intel Xeon W-2245Measured	$700New · 9/6/2026	12.63	12.63	23.7	10.2	8	155 W	95%
78	Intel Xeon W-1350Measured	$336New · 9/6/2026	12.32	12.32	33.9	19.3	6	80 W	95%
79	Intel Xeon W-1290EMeasured	$500New · 9/6/2026	12.18	12.18	27.6	16.0	10	95 W	95%
80	Intel Xeon W-1270EMeasured	$367New · 9/6/2026	12.08	12.08	32.1	18.9	8	80 W	95%
81	Intel Xeon W-1270PMeasured	$471New · 9/6/2026	12.02	12.02	28.3	12.0	8	125 W	95%
82	Intel Xeon W-1290TMeasured	$494New · 9/6/2026	11.93	11.93	27.5	42.6	10	35 W	95%
83	Intel Xeon W-2145Measured	—	11.75	11.75	—	10.5	8	140 W	95%
84	Intel Core i7-9800XMeasured	$589MSRP	11.72	11.72	—	8.9	8	165 W	95%
85	Intel Core i7-7820XMeasured	$683New · 7/16/2026	11.55	11.55	23.0	10.3	8	140 W	95%
86	Intel Xeon W-1270Measured	$362New · 9/6/2026	11.43	11.43	31.4	17.9	8	80 W	95%
87	Intel Core i7-6950XMeasured	$172New · 9/6/2026	11.33	11.33	45.3	10.1	10	140 W	95%
88	Intel Xeon W-2140BMeasured	$372MSRP	11.21	11.21	—	10.0	8	140 W	95%
89	Intel Xeon W-1290TEMeasured	$552New · 9/6/2026	10.94	10.94	24.9	39.1	10	35 W	95%
90	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900XMeasured	$129New · 9/6/2026	10.88	10.88	51.3	7.6	8	180 W	95%
91	Intel Xeon W-1250PMeasured	$322New · 9/6/2026	9.36	9.36	30.2	9.4	6	125 W	95%
92	Intel Xeon W-2135Measured	$1,008New · 9/6/2026	9.33	9.33	17.0	8.3	6	140 W	95%
93	Intel Xeon W-2235Measured	$239New · 9/6/2026	9.31	9.31	34.9	9.0	6	130 W	95%
94	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900Measured	$342MSRP	9.26	9.26	—	9.3	8	125 W	95%
95	Intel Xeon W-1250Measured	$333New · 9/6/2026	8.87	8.87	28.8	13.9	6	80 W	95%
96	Intel Xeon W-1270TEMeasured	$367New · 9/6/2026	8.78	8.78	27.3	31.4	8	35 W	95%
97	Intel Core i7-7800XMeasured	$389MSRP	8.34	8.34	—	7.4	6	140 W	95%
98	Intel Core i7-5960XMeasured	—	8.25	8.25	—	7.4	8	140 W	95%
99	Intel Xeon W-2133Measured	$617New · 9/6/2026	8.19	8.19	20.4	7.3	6	140 W	95%
100	Intel Xeon W-1250EMeasured	$260New · 9/6/2026	7.91	7.91	30.8	12.4	6	80 W	95%
101	Intel Xeon W-2225Measured	$260New · 9/6/2026	6.86	6.86	28.7	8.2	4	105 W	95%
102	Intel Xeon W-1250TEMeasured	$286New · 9/6/2026	6.66	6.66	27.0	23.8	6	35 W	95%
103	Intel Xeon W-2125Measured	$430New · 9/6/2026	6.48	6.48	21.7	6.7	4	120 W	95%
104	Intel Core i7-7740XMeasured	$339MSRP	6.40	6.40	—	7.1	4	112 W	95%
105	Intel Core i7-4960XMeasured	$364MSRP	6.37	6.37	—	6.1	6	130 W	95%
106	Intel Core i7-3970XMeasured	$364MSRP	5.57	5.57	—	5.4	6	130 W	95%
107	Intel Xeon W-2223Measured	$399New · 9/6/2026	5.56	5.56	20.9	5.8	4	120 W	95%
108	Intel Xeon W-2123Measured	$427New · 9/6/2026	5.51	5.51	20.1	5.7	4	120 W	95%
109	Intel Core i7-3960XMeasured	$356MSRP	5.45	5.45	—	5.2	6	130 W	95%
110	Intel Core i5-7640XMeasured	$242MSRP	4.44	4.44	—	5.0	4	112 W	95%
111	Intel Xeon W-2104Measured	$255New · 9/6/2026	3.71	3.71	21.3	3.9	4	120 W	95%
112	Intel Xeon W-2102Measured	$287New · 9/6/2026	3.29	3.29	18.9	3.4	4	120 W	95%

Price and performance

Qualifying models: 41 / 112

How we rank

Scores use a centrally versioned formula. Buying Score weights: performance 40%, value 30%, efficiency 10%, capacity 10%, documented features 5%, data confidence 5%. Missing inputs contribute zero; weights are not redistributed. CPU capacity means physical cores. Estimated results are labelled.

Value: 100 × √((Performance / USD) / 0.32)
Efficiency: 100 × (Performance / W) / 0.80
Features: Data coverage 0–100

H2H ranking v1

What should I check before upgrading?

Check the actual workload, power supply, case clearance and platform compatibility before buying. More VRAM or cores alone does not guarantee higher performance. CPU upgrades may require a BIOS update and compatible memory.