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Energy differences between frozen core and all electrons correlated.
MP2, MP3, MP4, B2PLYP, CCSD, and CCSD(T)

For CO2 (Carbon dioxide)

Energies in Hartree
Methods with standard basis sets
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2=FULL -0.000543 -0.005186 -0.005186 -0.003359 -0.010616 -0.010616 -0.011401 -0.056199 -0.056199 -0.023932 -0.068395 -0.068395 -0.051168 -0.006653 -0.040500 -0.087362 -0.007756 -0.047177 -0.088924 -0.040500 -0.108236 -0.152006 -0.167969 -0.044224 -0.008159 -0.049411
MP3=FULL         -0.010225   -0.011033                           -0.112955 -0.156808 -0.172425   -0.007695 -0.050737
MP4=FULL -0.000462 -0.004929 -0.004929 -0.003138 -0.010256 -0.010256 -0.011052 -0.057791 -0.057791 -0.024048 -0.070856 -0.070856 -0.053106 -0.006165 -0.041013 -0.090771 -0.007273 -0.048131 -0.092413   -0.113287 -0.157854 -0.173782   -0.007672 -0.050547
B2PLYP=FULL -0.000163 -0.001532 -0.001532 -0.000992 -0.003129 -0.003129 -0.003359 -0.015941 -0.015941 -0.006935 -0.019514   -0.014527 -0.001957 -0.011730   -0.002285 -0.013625     -0.030377 -0.042901 -0.047389   -0.002402 -0.014254
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD(T)=FULL                                         -0.113206 -0.157633 -0.173492   -0.007647 -0.050687
Coupled Cluster CCSD=FULL -0.000448 -0.004772 -0.004772 -0.003018 -0.010149 -0.010148 -0.010945 -0.057425 -0.057425 -0.024070 -0.070252 -0.070252 -0.052792 -0.006075 -0.040773 -0.089889 -0.007172 -0.048034 -0.091516   -0.112773 -0.156500 -0.172115   -0.007562 -0.050407
CCSD(T)=FULL -0.000448 -0.004837 -0.004836 -0.003065 -0.010250 -0.010250 -0.011049 -0.057744 -0.057744 -0.024169 -0.070837 -0.070837 -0.053061 -0.006147 -0.041106 -0.090689 -0.007253 -0.048315 -0.092328 -0.041105 -0.113202 -0.157602 -0.173446   -0.007650 -0.050709
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ cc-pCVQZ Sadlej_pVTZ daug-cc-pVDZ daug-cc-pVTZ