Most Powerful CPUs (2010-2025) β AMD Ryzen vs Intel Core EPIC WAR!
Watch the evolution of the most powerful CPUs from 2010 to 2025, ranked by PassMark benchmark scores in this animated chart race! From Intel Core i7 to AMD Ryzen, witness the rise and fall of the fastest consumer and high-end desktop (HEDT) processors over 15 years.
β οΈ Note: This video focuses only on consumer-grade and HEDT CPUs.
It excludes workstation and server CPUs like:
β’ Intel Xeon
β’ AMD EPYC
β’ AMD Threadripper PRO
β’ AMD Opteron
These processor families are primarily used in servers, data centers, and workstations β not typical consumer PCs or enthusiast desktop builds.
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π§ What is PassMark’s CPU Benchmark?
PassMarkβs CPU Mark score is a widely used benchmark that evaluates overall processor performance using multiple test categories:
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Integer & Floating Point Math
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Data Compression
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Encryption
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Physics Calculations
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Sorting Algorithms
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Single-thread and Multi-thread performance
The final score reflects the CPUβs ability to handle general workloads and multitasking performance across multiple cores and threads.
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π¬ Enjoy this CPU speed race animation and relive major moments in computing history:
πΉ The rise of AMD Ryzen
πΉ Intel’s performance shift
πΉ Appleβs M1 series entrance
πΉ And more epic CPU battles!
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Data source: PassMark Software (high end CPU chart) (www.cpubenchmark.net)
π΅ Music: Scott Buckley β Titan, Rise Above, Shoulders of Giants.
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Isnβt Apple on m4 and not m3
amd crash
Why intel server not on list?
Threadripple this for workstation bro
AMD SUPER
What are you guys using Ryzen cpu’s for and which model?
I feel like threadripper should be excluded from the list simply because its not a consumer-grade CPU which ruins a consumer-grade CPU graph….
Ryzen threadripper is King π
Where is the 7800x3d and 9800x3d lol.. didnt even make the charts.
Intel in 2010-2018: Most Powerful CPUs
AMD in 2019-2025: Most Powerful CPUs(record)
I’m using AMD now, but if you look at what Intel has done so far, you’ll be punished. You’ve done a lot
I hope that the graphic card market will also be encouraged by amd
Amd supremacy π
happens when you lead then get greedy and forget what made you and then bring out utter sht cpus that melt and then the contender comes and knocks you the F out.
What do the numbers represent? Numbers of sales?
why the score always changes ?
Which CPUs have you owned? Have you spotted them on the chart?
Im still rocking my i5 2500k which has been overclocked to 4.5ghz since 2012 it still runs everything needed including gamesβ¦absolute pound for pound one of best value cpuβs of all time
Still very happy with my 14700KF, even at Intel’s recommended power-settings (because 13/14thgen degradation and all that). Plus it even managed to pop into the chart for a few seconds.. π
Apple is comingβ¦
AMD vs Nvidia has some fair arguments on both sidesβ¦
AMD vs Intel is a no-brainer nowadays.
Iβm stuck on Intel for the time being but if I ever get the itch for a new upgradeβ¦ obviously a pretty bad itch since Iβd have to upgrade my motherboard too.
A $550 processor vs a 3k processor for 2x the performance
Very arbitrary and incomplete list. What synthetic benchmark is this? HEDT thread ripper and the Pro lineup still serve the same niche and audience, by the way. Including one but not the other… Makes no sense. Why aren’t server chips here? It’s "most powerful CPU," not "most powerful CPU when not counting a lot of other CPUs." EPYC? Xeon? Nowhere to be found.
Some thoughts I have, as this is much more suited for server class and gaming class systems, but especially that it mostly can relate to those who have enough to purchase such a system in the high thousands.
AMD has brought it down it seems. There is no ARM comparison here either, but even if you note that they don’t play in all the same markets, there are LLM spaces.
In any case, would you do a follow up with some other market segments, ARM included with Apple’s take? For instance maybe we can do this same video with sales instead of PassMark as well? Another would be doing separate tiers of costs per systems than just CPUs, whichever is more desirable since an Apple system will only be there if you usually buy the whole system but the cost of a M4 or M3 may be similar to a Snapdragon Elite.
I know we already see those kinds of comparisons from phones. So I am still basing this on laptop and desktop work where gaming, AI, or services are the main focus.
Of course I myself want a great and powerful laptop that is cost worthy and performance per Watt worthy too. Of course I want a Desktop with a certain CPU and components. But, I’m likely not going to be paying for that much power and cost unless I can find work that will sustain my desire to get a 96 core CPU. And alas, yes, the GPU comparison is there too but we will need to figure out what to exactly compare since most of us know the top one(s). Maybe LLM token performance, but some do that already but not at high scale.
Team amd
So apple m3 ultra win?
I still donβt understand why these chip companies make so many cpus. Just make one new one every year. Makes absolutely no sense. I guess they make more money when thereβs more confusion in the market.
This is the same issue I have with snapdragon when they made various levels of chips for phones.
Me watching where is my intel(r) core(tm) 2 duo t7100 π’π
Damn my ultra 9 275hx aint been for even 10 secondsπ’
What about AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D??
still buying intel πππ
Whoever came up with the name threadripper is a goddamn genius
Amd just 100x better
Always rooted for amd when looking at the 8150 when I was younger the core count alone told me they where onto something
Ketika semua daftar biru ku percepat play, ketika ada merah ku normal kan kembali π
ryzen was game changing
Maybe in the future we will see a Qualcomm CPU in the list
AMD Fan’s come hereπβ€
I was always pro intel, every one of my builds were intel based. Building a new PC in 2025 and switching to AMD, just better, faster, stronger. Sorry Intel.
Intel core ultra9 is the best for gaming
i5 2500 and i5 2500K were legendary for the price to performance.
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You should give the category for threadripper n ryzen. Bcos there is still someone using threadripper for gaming. They think a big price will come with big performance. The truth is threadripper can only be used for workstations not gaming.
This video is AMD biased. It’s showing Threadrippper series but not Intel’s Xeon series… This way you know is more marketing thing that anything else. Never understood why people need to lick someone else ass…
If AMD is better, chapΓ³, good on you, congrats for that. But make the numbers that feets you…. AMD might not be that good then uh?
Amd is my first and last choice
HAHA FUCK U INTEL!!!
This is more wrong than right unless they were talking about some specific synthetic benchmark or something. For gaming Intel has been on top for like 15 years. Took AMD till the 7000 series to beat Intel.
Still rocking a 4790k on Linux. Itβs no longer my main as I now use a M1 Max. I still use it regularly though with no issues
Just a bummer people weren’t able to build insane gaming machines with Thredripper like they were with XEON. Just thinking about having the ability to spread the Raytracing workload through SLI, I know not all things supported SLI but still it was always a wicked flex.
intel core i7 2600k 3.40 ghz
I wanna see this in the GPU market. Nvidia has been in power for too long. Theyβve always been the best.
However with AMD killing it in the CPUs I am not sure I want them killing it in the GPUs too. The RX 9070 XT and RX 9060 XT are wonderful though and FSR4 is fantastic. I think AMD is giving it all to us now. Great upscaling and price to performance is still there. Nvidia doesnβt make as much sense unless you are 4K gaming, video editing, or doing AI work. AMD is great, but a company with too much money and power is bad. We need competition. I hope intel makes a comeback but in the GPU market. Iβm cheering on the Arc series GPUs. They are not quite there yet, but I see a lot potential. I love my Arc B580. Either that or a brand new company that isnβt Intel, AMD, or Nvidia needs to come in and stir up the GPU scene.
IMHO a epyc video β€