We looked at every cpu in our catalogue with a known release date — 433 devices across 2019–2026— and averaged the headline specs by launch year. It’s a read on where cpus are heading, computed straight from verified specs. (Averages reflect the devices we track, not the entire market.)
| Year | Devices | Cores | Threads | Max clock | PassMark | TDP | L3 cache |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 4GHz | 15,627 | 94W | 19MB |
| 2020 | 77 | 13 | 26 | 4.2GHz | 24,535 | 110W | 35MB |
| 2021 | 160 | 14 | 28 | 4.3GHz | 28,280 | 116W | 50MB |
| 2022 | 120 | 12 | 21 | 4.4GHz | 25,602 | 93W | 39MB |
| 2023 | 50 | 14 | 22 | 5.1GHz | 35,321 | 123W | 35MB |
| 2024 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 5.1GHz | 46,344 | 134W | 36MB |
| 2026 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5.5GHz | — | 186W | 77MB |
Method: mean of each spec across the catalogue devices released that year (years with fewer than 5 tracked devices are omitted). Specs are validated from manufacturer sources — see how we score. Analysis by the Let’s Compare Data Engine.