Best Diamonds Under $5,000 USD

At the $5,000 USD price point, you have access to 375,720 diamonds across natural and lab-grown options. Lab-grown diamonds make up 37% of available options at this budget.

Top by shape under $5,000 USD, Natural

For each shape, here is the highest-scoring natural diamond under $5,000 USD the market is currently offering.

Top Round
1.09ct Round E IF
Natural · GIA
$4,740 USD
ScoreA+
Available109,212
Avg price$3,854 USD
Avg carat1.09ct
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Top Oval
1.00ct Oval E IF
Natural · GIA
$3,750 USD
ScoreA+
Available26,683
Avg price$3,868 USD
Avg carat1.21ct
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Top Cushion
1.30ct Cushion G VVS1
Natural · GIA
$3,597 USD
ScoreA+
Available15,837
Avg price$3,875 USD
Avg carat1.35ct
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Top Princess
1.01ct Princess D VVS2
Natural · GIA
$3,072 USD
ScoreA+
Available8,723
Avg price$3,844 USD
Avg carat1.28ct
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Top Emerald
1.30ct Emerald G VVS1
Natural · GIA
$4,160 USD
ScoreA+
Available17,469
Avg price$3,831 USD
Avg carat1.20ct
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Top Pear
1.08ct Pear D IF
Natural · GIA
$3,476 USD
ScoreA+
Available18,828
Avg price$3,848 USD
Avg carat1.19ct
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Top Marquise
1.01ct Marquise D FL
Natural · GIA
$3,878 USD
ScoreA+
Available7,403
Avg price$3,859 USD
Avg carat1.12ct
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Top Radiant
1.45ct Radiant E VVS1
Natural · GIA
$4,800 USD
ScoreA+
Available6,875
Avg price$3,846 USD
Avg carat1.24ct
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Top Asscher
1.50ct Asscher E IF
Natural · GIA
$4,698 USD
ScoreA+
Available4,160
Avg price$3,839 USD
Avg carat1.27ct
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Top Heart
1.51ct Heart E VVS2
Natural · GIA
$4,954 USD
ScoreA+
Available8,232
Avg price$3,809 USD
Avg carat1.27ct
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Top by shape under $5,000 USD, Lab-grown

For each shape, here is the highest-scoring lab-grown diamond under $5,000 USD the market is currently offering.

Top Round
5.07ct Round D FL
Lab Grown · IGI
$4,939 USD
ScoreA+
Available26,129
Avg price$3,768 USD
Avg carat3.90ct
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Top Oval
4.71ct Oval D FL
Lab Grown · IGI
$3,460 USD
ScoreA+
Available22,348
Avg price$3,763 USD
Avg carat4.21ct
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Top Cushion
3.04ct Cushion E IF
Lab Grown · GIA
$3,029 USD
ScoreA+
Available16,399
Avg price$3,829 USD
Avg carat4.39ct
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Top Princess
5.00ct Princess E IF
Lab Grown · IGI
$4,987 USD
ScoreA+
Available8,109
Avg price$3,735 USD
Avg carat3.60ct
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Top Emerald
4.13ct Emerald D FL
Lab Grown · IGI
$3,692 USD
ScoreA+
Available12,561
Avg price$3,843 USD
Avg carat5.40ct
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Top Pear
3.30ct Pear D IF
Lab Grown · GIA
$3,698 USD
ScoreA+
Available10,966
Avg price$3,717 USD
Avg carat4.64ct
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Top Marquise
4.05ct Marquise E IF
Lab Grown · IGI
$3,609 USD
ScoreA+
Available9,620
Avg price$3,742 USD
Avg carat3.85ct
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Top Radiant
4.10ct Radiant D IF
Lab Grown · IGI
$3,402 USD
ScoreA+
Available15,652
Avg price$3,749 USD
Avg carat4.50ct
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Top Asscher
4.20ct Asscher D FL
Lab Grown · IGI
$4,780 USD
ScoreA+
Available2,723
Avg price$3,903 USD
Avg carat4.85ct
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Top Heart
4.12ct Heart D FL
Lab Grown · IGI
$3,997 USD
ScoreA+
Available1,872
Avg price$3,756 USD
Avg carat5.61ct
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Natural vs Lab-Grown at This Budget

Natural

Available236,172

Lab Grown

Available139,548

With a $5,000 USD budget, lab-grown gives you access to larger stones and higher grades compared to natural diamonds at the same price.

Shape & price at $5.0K

Average price per shape within this budget, compared between natural and lab-grown options.

NaturalLab-Grown
Asscher
$3.8K
$3.9K
Cushion
$3.9K
$3.8K
Emerald
$3.8K
$3.8K
Oval
$3.9K
$3.8K
Round
$3.9K
$3.8K
Radiant
$3.9K
$3.8K
Marquise
$3.9K
$3.7K
Princess
$3.8K
$3.7K
Pear
$3.9K
$3.7K
Heart
$3.8K
$3.8K

Best Natural Shapes

Round

Diamonds109,885
Avg price$3,854 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Oval

Diamonds28,473
Avg price$3,868 USD
Avg. Score75.0

Pear

Diamonds21,218
Avg price$3,854 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Cushion

Diamonds20,062
Avg price$3,886 USD
Avg. Score72.0

Emerald

Diamonds17,639
Avg price$3,832 USD
Avg. Score75.0

Heart

Diamonds9,259
Avg price$3,813 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Radiant

Diamonds8,959
Avg price$3,865 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Princess

Diamonds8,785
Avg price$3,845 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Marquise

Diamonds7,598
Avg price$3,861 USD
Avg. Score73.0

Asscher

Diamonds4,294
Avg price$3,843 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Best Lab-Grown Shapes

Round

Diamonds27,481
Avg price$3,772 USD
Avg. Score67.0

Oval

Diamonds24,668
Avg price$3,768 USD
Avg. Score67.0

Cushion

Diamonds18,463
Avg price$3,827 USD
Avg. Score69.0

Radiant

Diamonds17,698
Avg price$3,750 USD
Avg. Score68.0

Emerald

Diamonds13,519
Avg price$3,840 USD
Avg. Score69.0

Pear

Diamonds13,052
Avg price$3,729 USD
Avg. Score67.0

Marquise

Diamonds10,212
Avg price$3,742 USD
Avg. Score66.0

Princess

Diamonds8,731
Avg price$3,748 USD
Avg. Score68.0

Asscher

Diamonds2,932
Avg price$3,892 USD
Avg. Score71.0

Heart

Diamonds2,792
Avg price$3,753 USD
Avg. Score69.0

Our Recommendations

Natural Oval · 28,473 available, avg $3,868 USD, score 75.0View in Explorer →Natural Emerald · 17,639 available, avg $3,832 USD, score 75.0View in Explorer →Natural Round · 109,885 available, avg $3,854 USD, score 74.0View in Explorer →Natural Pear · 21,218 available, avg $3,854 USD, score 74.0View in Explorer →Natural Heart · 9,259 available, avg $3,813 USD, score 74.0View in Explorer →
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