It is easy to get overwhelmed trying to figure out which Intel CPU does what and why one is better than the other. To make your selection a little less daunting we have three sections for you to skim through:
- Text description of Intel CPU’s
- Simple summary of Intel consumer grade CPU’s
- Summary of all current Intel CPU’s
1 – Text description of Intel CPU’s
2 – Simple summary of Intel consumer grade CPU’s
In the most simple terms, here is an overview of the current Intel consumer grade CPU’s.
| CPU | Usage | Explanation | Battery | Sample SKU | Price Range |
| Intel Celeron & Pentium | Budget PC’s & Laptops | Ok | 4-6hrs | Pentium Gold G5500 | $50-$110 |
| Intel Core i3 Series | Mainstream Business / Home | Good | 5-10hrs | Core i3-8300 | $125-$250 |
| Intel Core i5 Series | Mainstream Business / Home | Better | 5-10hrs | Core i5-8500 | $200-$400 |
| Intel Core i7 Series | High End & Gaming | Best | 5-10hrs | Core i7-8700 | $350-$600 |
3 – Summary of all current Intel CPU’s
Below is a much more detailed overview of all Intel CPU’s:
| CPU | Usage | Main Feature | Sample SKU | Price Range | |
| Intel Quark | Devices without user controls | Internet-of-Things System-on-Chip devices | Quark SoC X1020 | $2-$15 | |
| Intel Atom | Tablets & Low Use Computers | Super low power consumption and tiny size | Atom x5-Z8300 | $20-$60 | |
| Intel Celeron & Pentium | Entry Level – Budget PC’s & Laptops | Older rebranded tech that still works fine but slow | Pentium Gold G5500 | $50-$110 | |
| Intel Core M or U | Ultrabooks – Thin & Light | M =mobile U =ultrabook both =low power | Core i3-8130U | $100-$200 | |
| Intel Core i3 | Mainstream Business / Home | Standard Chips – 4 cores | Core i3-8300 | $125-$250 | |
| Intel Core i5 | Mainstream Business / Home | Standard Chips – 4 or 6 Cores – cannot overclock | Core i5-8500 | $200-$400 | |
| Intel Core i5 K | Gaming – Low End | Standard Chips – 6 Cores – can overclock | Core i5-9600K | $300-$500 | |
| Intel Core i7 | Workstation / Gaming | High End Chips – 4 or 6 Cores – cannot overclock | Core i7-8700 | $350-$600 | |
| Intel Core i7 K | Gaming – High End | High End Chips – 4 or 6 Cores – can overclock | Core i7-9700K | $400-$650 | |
| Intel Core i9 | Gaming – High end | High End Chips – 8 Cores High – can overclock | Core i9-9900K | $500-$1500 | |
| Intel Core i9 X | Workstation | High End Chips – 18 Cores High (yes 18 cpus!) | Core i9-9960X | $750-$3000 | |
| Intel Xeon D, W, E | Standard Server / Workstation | Lots of Cores on More Than 1 Socket | Xeon E-2146G | $400-$1000 | |
| Intel Xeon Scalable | High Performance Server | Dozens of Cores on More Than 1 Socket | Xeon Plat 8180 | $500-$20000 |
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