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

For CaC (Calcium monocarbide)

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) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2=FULL -0.004345 -0.002599 -0.005240 -0.001095 -0.003968 -0.003968 -0.004103 -0.125543 -0.125543 -0.005664 -0.150375 -0.046293 -0.088348 -0.176793 -0.246432
MP3=FULL         -0.003947   -0.004078       -0.146536 -0.049381 -0.095429 -0.189075  
MP4=FULL   -0.002724     -0.003926       -0.123493   -0.147583   -0.096848 -0.191592  
B2PLYP=FULL -0.001463 -0.000827 -0.001733 -0.000331 -0.001172 -0.001172 -0.001193 -0.035545 -0.035545 -0.001625 -0.042706 -0.014016 -0.030674 -0.059735  
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD(T)=FULL         -0.003886           -0.147375   -0.097238 -0.192242  
QCISD(TQ)=FULL         -0.003884   -0.004015       -0.149072   -0.097371 -0.192656 -0.269908
Coupled Cluster CCSD=FULL         -0.003852         -0.005515 -0.146144 -0.049951 -0.095975 -0.189138 -0.263183
CCSD(T)=FULL         -0.003887           -0.147370 -0.050411 -0.097206 -0.192163 -0.269427
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) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ