14 Cores — 5 Processors Compared

Decision table

14 Cores: 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: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K79%

Leads for Content Creation: Intel Core i9-13900H69%

Leads for On-device AI: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K62%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H58%

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Intel Core Ultra 5 125HIntel
14 · 18 · 4.5 GHz
56% 64% 50% 58%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
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 245KIntel
14 · 14 · 5.2 GHz
79% 62% 62% 58%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 13 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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Apple M4 ProApple
14 · 14 · 4.5 GHz
53% 57% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 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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Intel Core Ultra 5 135HIntel
14 · 18 · 4.6 GHz
70% 62% 45% 53%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 4.6 GHz boost
- 34 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 4.6 GHz boost
- 34 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 11 TOPS NPU
- 34 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 34 months on the market — a successor may be near
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Intel Core i9-13900HIntel
14 · 20 · 5.4 GHz
69% 69% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 24 MB L3 cache
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 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