4.5 GHz Boost Clock — 5 Processors Compared

Decision table

4.5 GHz Boost Clock: which one for what?

The 5 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Content Creation On-device AI Battery Life

Leads for Gaming: AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS66%

Leads for Content Creation: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H79%

Leads for On-device AI: Intel Core Ultra 5 226V83%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core Ultra 5 226V73%

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AMD Ryzen 5 7530UAMD
6 · 12 · 4.5 GHz
59% 52% 50% 66%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 15 W — among the frugal ones here
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Intel Core Ultra 5 125HIntel
14 · 18 · 4.5 GHz
66% 79% 53% 55%
Why it ranks here
- 18 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 14 cores / 18 threads
Why it ranks here
- 11 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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Intel Core Ultra 5 226VIntel
8 · 8 · 4.5 GHz
57% 53% 83% 73%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 40 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 17 W — among the frugal ones here
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Apple M4 ProApple
14 · 14 · 4.5 GHz
55% 69% 48% 45%
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 14 cores / 14 threads
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
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AMD Ryzen 7 7435HSAMD
8 · 16 · 4.5 GHz
66% 53% 46% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near