6 Cores — 19 Processors Compared

Decision table

6 Cores: which one for what?

The 19 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 5 15077%

Leads for Content Creation: Apple A19 Pro67%

Leads for On-device AI: Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-10087%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core 7 35078%

#18#14#10#12
Apple A16 BionicApple
6 · 6 · SoC (soldered)
58% 50% 50% 50%
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
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#19#15#11#13
Apple A17 ProApple
6 · 6 · SoC (soldered)
58% 50% 50% 50%
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
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#16#10#8#5
AMD Ryzen 5 7530UAMD
6 · 12 · 4.5 GHz
59% 53% 50% 61%
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
#6#2#13#15
Apple A20 ProApple
6 · 6 · SoC (soldered)
70% 62% 50% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
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.
#15#11#14#2
Intel Core 5 320Intel
6 · 6 · 4.6 GHz
60% 52% 50% 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
- 16 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 15 W — among the frugal ones here
#5#16#12#14
Apple A18 ProApple
6 · 6 · SoC (soldered)
70% 50% 50% 50%
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
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.
#17#13#9#11
Apple A15 BionicApple
6 · 6 · SoC (soldered)
58% 50% 50% 50%
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
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#7#5#4#1
Intel Core 7 350Intel
6 · 6 · 4.8 GHz
70% 58% 60% 78%
Why it ranks here
- 4.8 GHz boost
- Current model — 6 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 4.8 GHz boost
- Current model — 6 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 17 TOPS NPU
- Current model — 6 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 15 W — among the frugal ones here
- Current model — 6 months on the market
#4#3#2#4
AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440AMD
6 · 12 · 4.8 GHz
73% 61% 77% 62%
Why it ranks here
- 4.8 GHz boost
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 4.8 GHz boost
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 50 TOPS NPU
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
#8#7#1#3
Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100Qualcomm
6 · 6 · BGA (soldered)
69% 57% 87% 67%
Why it ranks here
- 22 MB L3 cache
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 80 TOPS NPU
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- Current model — 9 months on the market
#1#4#5#8
AMD Ryzen 5 150AMD
6 · 12 · 4.55 GHz
77% 59% 55% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
#2#8#6#9
Apple A19Apple
6 · 6 · 4.26 GHz
75% 55% 55% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
#3#1#7#10
Apple A19 ProApple
6 · 6 · 4.26 GHz
75% 67% 55% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
#12#9#3#7
AMD Ryzen AI 7 345AMD
6 · 12 · 4.6 GHz
62% 54% 72% 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.
#10#6#19#19
Apple A18Apple
6 · 6 · BGA (SoC)
65% 57% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
#13#18#17#6
AMD Ryzen 5 9600XAMD
6 · 12 · 5.4 GHz
61% 49% 45% 61%
Why it ranks here
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 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
- 65 W — among the frugal ones here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
#14#12#18#17
AMD Ryzen 7 7445HSAMD
6 · 12 · 4.7 GHz
61% 51% 45% 47%
Why it ranks here
- 4.7 GHz boost
- 41 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 4.7 GHz boost
- 41 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 41 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 41 months on the market — a successor may be near
#9#17#15#16
AMD Ryzen 5 7535HSAMD
6 · 12 · 4.55 GHz
67% 49% 45% 47%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
#11#19#16#18
AMD Ryzen 5 7600XAMD
6 · 12 · 5.3 GHz
63% 45% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near