Best Processors Under £500 (2026)
44 active processors priced at or below £500 · sorted by editor rating then price · prices update hourly
About this price band
The £500 cap is where most UK buyers in the processors market actually shop. Processor reviews and buying guides for weighing the specification differences that matter when choosing between Intel and AMD. We only feature products with a live, primary affiliate offer, so every entry can actually be bought today. Prices are pulled from Amazon UK and refreshed on a regular schedule, so what you see here is what you will pay on the merchant page when you click through.
Every processor we list under £500
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G processor ( integrated Radeon Graphics, 6 Cores /12 Threads, 65W DTP, AM4 Socket, 19MB cache, up to 4.4 Ghz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)
4.8/5£190.21
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G processor (Radeon Vega 8 integrated GPU, 4 cores/4 threads, 65W TDP, AM4 socket, 6MB Cache, up to 4.0 Ghz max boost frequency , wraith stealth cooler)
4.7/5£60.95
Intel BX80684I99900 Processor 3.1 GHz Box 16 MB Smart Cache – Processors (9th Gen Intel® CoreTM i9, 3.1 GHz, LGA 1151 (Socket H4), PC, 14 nm, 8 GT/s)
4.6/5£420
