Best CPUs for NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti

The end of the Ampere line, pushed hard and priced absurdly at launch. Twenty-four gigabytes still makes it interesting for work that needs memory more than modern features. As a gaming card it is loud, thirsty, and comfortably beaten by newer parts that cost far less to run, so buy it for the VRAM or do not buy it.

Ranked below: 15 CPUs against the NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti at 1440p, balanced pairings first, then by bottleneck %.

1

Intel Core i9-13900KS

Score: 95/100Socket: LGA1700$707

Balanced ~10%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

2

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Score: 95/100Socket: AM5$403

Balanced ~10%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

3

Intel Core i7-14700K

Score: 94/100Socket: LGA1700$312

Balanced ~9%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

4

Intel Core i7-14700KF

Score: 94/100Socket: LGA1700$275

Balanced ~9%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

5

Intel Core i9-13900K

Score: 94/100Socket: LGA1700$510

Balanced ~9%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

6

Intel Core i9-13900KF

Score: 94/100Socket: LGA1700$506

Balanced ~9%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

7

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Score: 94/100Socket: AM5$499 - price unverified

Balanced ~9%Check availabilityNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

8

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Score: 93/100Socket: AM5Out of stock - last seen $492 (Aug 1)

Balanced ~8%Check availabilityNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

9

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

Score: 93/100Socket: LGA1851$312

Balanced ~8%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

10

Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Score: 92/100Socket: AM5$283.99 - price unverified

Balanced ~7%Check availabilityNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

11

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Score: 92/100Socket: AM5$339

Balanced ~7%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

12

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Score: 92/100Socket: LGA1851$579

Balanced ~7%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

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Intel Core i7-13700K

Score: 91/100Socket: LGA1700$424 - price unverified

Balanced ~6%Check availabilityNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

14

Intel Core i9-14900

Score: 91/100Socket: LGA1700$616

Balanced ~6%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf

15

Intel Core i9-14900F

Score: 91/100Socket: LGA1700$560.97

Balanced ~6%Buy on AmazonNewegg

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GPU

~FPS 1440p:70Ultra|101Bal|139Perf