12 MB L3 Cache — 10 Processors Compared

Decision table

12 MB L3 Cache: which one for what?

The 10 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: Dimensity 940081%

Leads for Content Creation: Intel Core Ultra 5 225U68%

Leads for On-device AI: Intel Core Ultra 7 35587%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core 7 150U72%

#3#2#6#1
Intel Core 7 150UIntel
10 · 12 · 5.4 GHz
68% 64% 53% 72%
Why it ranks here
- 5.4 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- 10 cores / 12 threads
- 5.4 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 15 W — among the frugal ones here
#7#4#7#2
Intel Core i5-1334UIntel
10 · 12 · 4.6 GHz
60% 61% 53% 72%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 10 cores / 12 threads
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 15 W — among the frugal ones here
#6#1#2#3
Intel Core Ultra 5 225UIntel
12 · 14 · 4.8 GHz
64% 68% 71% 72%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 12 cores / 14 threads
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 12 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 15 W — among the frugal ones here
#1#3#4#8
Dimensity 9400MediaTek
8 · 8 · 3.62 GHz
81% 62% 64% 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
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#4#6#1#6
Intel Core Ultra 7 355Intel
8 · 8 · 4.7 GHz
65% 57% 87% 59%
Why it ranks here
- 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
- 49 TOPS NPU
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
#2#7#9#9
Intel Core 5 210HIntel
8 · 12 · 4.8 GHz
68% 49% 45% 47%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 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
Why it ranks here
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
#9#10#5#7
Intel Core Ultra 7 258VIntel
8 · 8 · 4.8 GHz
56% 47% 55% 51%
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
Why it ranks here
- 47 TOPS NPU
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
#8#9#3#5
Intel Core Ultra 7 256VIntel
8 · 8 · 4.8 GHz
56% 47% 67% 63%
Why it ranks here
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 47 TOPS NPU
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
#10#5#8#4
Intel Core Ultra 5 125UIntel
12 · 14 · 4.3 GHz
54% 61% 49% 67%
Why it ranks here
- 34 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 12 cores / 14 threads
- 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
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 15 W — among the frugal ones here
- 34 months on the market — a successor may be near
#5#8#10#10
Intel Core i5-12450HXIntel
8 · 12 · 4.4 GHz
64% 48% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 53 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 53 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 53 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 53 months on the market — a successor may be near