AMD vs Intel processors in India: best of each in five price bands, from official specs and current store prices.
Quick Verdict
On our General CPU Score, AMD wins 3 of 5 price bands and Intel wins 2. AMD's edge comes from the AM5 platform and large caches. Intel answers with lower prices on Core i5 chips, plus NPUs and built-in graphics on most non-F models.
Researched, not hands-on tested. Scores come from AMD and Intel official specifications and the prices at our partner stores, checked 12 November 2026. We did not run benchmarks. How the CPU Score works.
Best AMD and best Intel in each price band
Each dot below is one processor; amber is AMD, blue is Intel.
Price band | Best AMD (score · price) | Best Intel (score · price) | Higher score |
|---|---|---|---|
Up to ₹10,000 | Ryzen 5 5500 · 43 · ₹9,959 at Computech | Core i3-9350KF · 14 · ₹7,988 at MD Computers | AMD |
₹10,000–₹15,000 | Ryzen 5 7500F · 67 · ₹14,298 at Computech | Core Ultra 5 225F · 59 · ₹13,177 at Computech | AMD |
₹15,000–₹25,000 | Ryzen 7 9700X · 65 · ₹24,349 at Computech | Core Ultra 5 250K Plus · 68 · ₹23,299 at Computech | Intel |
₹25,000–₹40,000 | Ryzen 9 7900X · 64 · ₹33,449 at Computech | Core Ultra 7 270K Plus · 69 · ₹34,499 at Computech | Intel |
₹40,000–₹70,000 | Ryzen 9 9950X3D · 69 · ₹62,894 at Computech | Core i9-14900K · 63 · ₹45,998 at Computech | AMD |
Platform: what you are buying into
AMD AM5 (Ryzen 7000/8000/9000): DDR5 and PCIe 5.0. AMD has kept the socket current since 2022.
AMD AM4 (Ryzen 5000 and older): DDR4 boards are cheap, but there is no upgrade path.
Intel LGA1851 (Core Ultra 200): DDR5 only, PCIe 5.0, and an NPU on every chip.
Intel LGA1700 (12th–14th gen Core): supports DDR4 or DDR5 depending on the board. Plenty of cheap boards, but Intel has moved on.
Who should buy which
Gaming first: AMD X3D chips lead our gaming list. See the gaming picks.
Tight budget: see the budget picks. Older AM4 and LGA1700 chips are still good value.
No graphics card: see the built-in graphics picks.
How to read these scores
Each processor gets seven ratings out of 100: multi-core, gaming, built-in graphics, platform, features, efficiency and value. A buyer profile weights them, and the weighted total is the score. Tiers: S 90+, A 80–89, B 70–79, C 60–69, D below 60. Multi-core and gaming ratings come from core counts, clocks and cache on AMD's and Intel's spec pages. They are not benchmark results, and they do not capture architecture improvements between generations. Read the full method.
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