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Best CPU under £150 in the UK

Top pick under £150AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
£149.95 at GamingKit also at PCHUB.UK · PcNova
Used on eBay from £103.66 (£46.29 less than new)

Fastest processor under £150 by our gaming score (100). £1.50 per point, 3% less per point than #2 (Intel Core Ultra 5 225F). 6 cores / 12 threads, socket AM5.

Prices checked 23 Oct, 11:21 BST · new, UK shops only · 26 processors under £150

#	Processor	Gaming score	Multi-core	Cores / socket	Lowest UK price	£ per point	Shop
1	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X processor 4.7 GHz 32 MB L3 Box	100	100	6C/12T AM5	£149.95 Low £149.95 (now)▼ 2% below 30-day avg Used from £103.66	£1.50	GamingKitstock not checked also at PCHUB.UK · PcNova checked 23 Oct, 06:59 BST
2	Intel Core Ultra 5 225F Intel Core Ultra 5 225F LGA 1851 Processor	~93	107	10C/10T LGA1851	£143.14 Low £143.14 (now)at 30-day avg Used from £114.42	£1.54	Box checked 23 Oct, 11:21 BST
3	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F processor 3.7 GHz 32 MB L3 Tray	~91	94	6C/12T AM5	£115.92 Low £115.92 (now)at 30-day avg Used from £92.48	£1.27	GamingKitstock not checked also at PCHUB.UK · PcNova checked 23 Oct, 06:59 BST
4	AMD Ryzen 5 7400 AMD Ryzen™ 5 7400, AM5, Zen 4, 6 Core, 12 Thread, 3.3GHz, 4.3GHz Turbo, 16MB Cache, PCIe 5.0, 65W, CPU	~88	–	6C/12T AM5	£119.99 Low £119.99 (now)at 30-day avg	£1.36	Scan checked 23 Oct, 11:21 BST
5	Intel Core i5-14400F Intel Core i5-14400F processor 20 MB Smart Cache Tray	~86	105	10C/16T LGA1700	£142.81 Low £142.81 (now)▼ 1% below 30-day avg Used from £149.99	£1.66	PCHUB.UKstock not checked also at GamingKit · PcNova checked 23 Oct, 06:59 BST
6	AMD Ryzen 7 8700F AMD Ryzen 7 8700F processor 4.1 GHz 16 MB L3 Tray	~85	–	8C/16T AM5	£129.76 Tracking since 22 Oct 2026	£1.53	PCHUB.UKstock not checked also at GamingKit · PcNova checked 23 Oct, 06:59 BST
7	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 7 5700X processor 3.4 GHz 32 MB L3 Tray	~82	94	8C/16T AM4	£140.64 Low £139.61at 30-day avg Used from £139.28	£1.72	PCHUB.UKstock not checked also at GamingKit · PcNova checked 23 Oct, 06:59 BST
8	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 8600G processor 4.3 GHz 16 MB L3 Tray	~82	96	6C/12T AM5	£145.34 Low £145.34 (now)at 30-day avg	£1.77	GamingKitstock not checked also at PCHUB.UK · PcNova checked 23 Oct, 06:59 BST
9	Intel Core i5-13400 Intel Core i5-13400 processor 20 MB Smart Cache Tray	~81	83	10C/16T LGA1700	£143.38 Low £143.38 (now)at 30-day avg Used from £124.21	£1.77	PcNovastock not checked also at GamingKit · PCHUB.UK checked 23 Oct, 06:59 BST
10	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X processor 3.7 GHz 32 MB L3 Tray	~80	71	6C/12T AM4	£115.92 Low £113.71▲ 1% above 30-day avg Used from £108.59	£1.45	PCHUB.UKstock not checked also at GamingKit · PcNova checked 23 Oct, 06:59 BST
15	Intel Core i3-14100F Best value Intel Core i3-14100F processor 12 MB Smart Cache Tray	~74	56	4C/8T LGA1700	£84.91 Low £84.91 (now)at 30-day avg Used from £76.20	£1.15	PcNovastock not checked also at GamingKit · PCHUB.UK checked 23 Oct, 06:59 BST

Showing the 10 fastest of the 26 processors under £150 plus the best value pick. Every one, sortable by price or value: all CPU deals.

Just over £150

#	Processor	Gaming score	Multi-core	Cores / socket	Lowest UK price	£ per point	Shop
–	Intel Core i5-12600KF Intel Core i5-12600KF Alder Lake LGA 1700 20MB Smart Cache Processor	~90	108	10C/16T LGA1700	£152.99 Low £152.99 (now)at 30-day avg	£1.70	Box checked 23 Oct, 11:21 BST
–	Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF 14 Core LGA 1851 Arrow Lake Processor	~100	176	14C/14T LGA1851	£155.97 Low £155.97 (now)▼ 3% below 30-day avg	£1.56	Laptops Directstock not checked checked 23 Oct, 11:21 BST
–	Intel Core i5-13400F Intel Core i5-13400F processor 20 MB Smart Cache Tray	~81	95	10C/16T LGA1700	£156.14 Low £156.14 (now)▼ 2% below 30-day avg	£1.93	PcNovastock not checked also at GamingKit · PCHUB.UK checked 23 Oct, 06:59 BST

New at this budget: £100 to £150

18 processors we price only come in above £100: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (score 100, £149.95), Intel Core Ultra 5 225F (score ~93, £143.14), AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (score ~91, £115.92), AMD Ryzen 5 7400 (score ~88, £119.99), Intel Core i5-14400F (score ~86, £142.81), AMD Ryzen 7 8700F (score ~85, £129.76), AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (score ~82, £140.64), AMD Ryzen 5 8600G (score ~82, £145.34) and 10 more. The fastest of them, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, is the top pick on this page.

What £150 gets you

• Games: the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X meets the estimated 1080p High processor need in 58 of 59 games we cover.
• For rendering, compiling or encoding: the Intel Core Ultra 5 225F has the highest multi-core score under £150 (107 vs 100) at £143.14.
• Platforms in the top 5: AM5, LGA1851, LGA1700. AM5 and LGA1851 need DDR5; AM4 uses DDR4; LGA1700 boards come in DDR4 or DDR5 versions.
• Stretching to £200: the AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D scores ~117 (+17%) for £199.99, £50.04 more. Best CPU under £200.
• Saving money: the best under £100 is the Intel Core i3-14100F at £84.91, -26% on score. Best CPU under £100.

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