16 Cores — 14 Processors Compared

Decision table

16 Cores: which one for what?

The 14 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 AI Max+ 39583%

Leads for Content Creation: AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 39571%

Leads for On-device AI: Intel Core Ultra 7 356H68%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H65%

#1#1#9#11
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395AMD
16 · 32 · 5.1 GHz
83% 71% 56% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 64 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#13#13#2#3
Intel Core Ultra 7 366HIntel
16 · 16 · 4.8 GHz
57% 50% 68% 57%
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
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#5#11#6#7
Intel Core Ultra X9 378HIntel
16 · 16 · 5 GHz
72% 51% 68% 57%
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
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#8#14#4#5
Intel Core Ultra X7 358HIntel
16 · 16 · 4.8 GHz
69% 50% 68% 57%
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
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#3#8#7#8
Intel Core Ultra X9 388HIntel
16 · 16 · 5.1 GHz
73% 52% 68% 57%
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
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#4#10#5#6
Intel Core Ultra X7 368HIntel
16 · 16 · 5 GHz
72% 51% 68% 57%
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
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#2#3#10#1
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HIntel
16 · 16 · 5.4 GHz
82% 67% 52% 65%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 24 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 5.4 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- 13 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
#14#12#1#2
Intel Core Ultra 7 356HIntel
16 · 16 · 4.7 GHz
56% 50% 68% 57%
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
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#12#9#3#4
Intel Core Ultra 9 386HIntel
16 · 16 · 4.9 GHz
59% 51% 68% 57%
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
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#6#5#11#10
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3DAMD
16 · 32 · 5.7 GHz
70% 64% 50% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 128 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
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.
#10#4#8#9
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HIntel
16 · 16 · 5.1 GHz
67% 65% 64% 56%
Why it ranks here
- 24 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 13 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#11#6#13#14
AMD Ryzen 9 9950XAMD
16 · 32 · 5.7 GHz
65% 57% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
#9#7#14#12
Intel Core Ultra 9 185HIntel
16 · 22 · 5.1 GHz
68% 53% 45% 48%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 24 MB L3 cache
- 34 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 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
#7#2#12#13
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HXAMD
16 · 32 · 5.4 GHz
69% 68% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 64 MB L3 cache
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near