3 nm Lithography — 22 Processors Compared

Decision table

3 nm Lithography: which one for what?

The 22 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 9 285HX86%

Leads for Content Creation: Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX81%

Leads for On-device AI: Exynos 250076%

Leads for Battery Life: Exynos W100062%

#19#13#14#1
Exynos W1000Samsung
5 · 5 · 1.6 GHz
57% 61% 52% 62%
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
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
#22#21#18#20
Snapdragon Wear Elite PlatformQualcomm
BGA (SoC)
50% 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.
#11#10#1#15
Exynos 2500Samsung
10 · 10 · BGA (SoC)
73% 68% 76% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- 10 cores / 10 threads
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 59 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#12#17#12#13
Dimensity 9400+MediaTek
8 · 8 · 3.73 GHz
72% 57% 52% 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.
#7#7#13#14
Dimensity 9500MediaTek
8 · 8 · 4.21 GHz
77% 71% 52% 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.
#1#1#11#17
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HXIntel
24 · 24 · 5.5 GHz
86% 81% 53% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.5 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 cores / 24 threads
- 5.5 GHz boost
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.
#14#19#17#11
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.
#6#6#15#18
Snapdragon 8 EliteQualcomm
8 · 8 · 4.32 GHz
80% 72% 52% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 4.32 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 4.32 GHz boost
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.
#13#18#16#19
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5Qualcomm
8 · 8 · BGA (SoC)
71% 57% 52% 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.
#10#15#3#12
Dimensity 9400MediaTek
8 · 8 · 3.62 GHz
75% 58% 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.
#15#5#7#8
Google Tensor G6Google
7 · 7 · 4.1 GHz
68% 74% 56% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 1 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- Current model — 1 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 1 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 1 months on the market
#8#4#4#6
Dimensity 9500sMediaTek
8 · 8 · 3.73 GHz
77% 74% 57% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Current model — 7 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- Current model — 7 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 7 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 7 months on the market
#2#3#6#9
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Qualcomm
8 · 8 · 4.6 GHz
86% 78% 57% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 4.6 GHz boost
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 4.6 GHz boost
- 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
#5#8#9#5
Apple A19 ProApple
6 · 6 · 4.26 GHz
82% 70% 55% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 4.26 GHz boost
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 4.26 GHz boost
- 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
#4#14#8#4
Apple A19Apple
6 · 6 · 4.26 GHz
82% 58% 55% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 4.26 GHz boost
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 4.26 GHz boost
- 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
#16#12#5#7
Google Tensor G5Google
8 · 8 · 3.78 GHz
67% 63% 57% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 13 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 13 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 13 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 13 months on the market
#3#2#10#16
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HXIntel
24 · 24 · 5.4 GHz
84% 80% 53% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.4 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 cores / 24 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
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#18#11#19#22
Apple M4 ProApple
14 · 14 · 4.5 GHz
57% 67% 47% 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
#9#9#20#10
Intel Core Ultra 9 285KIntel
24 · 24 · 5.7 GHz
76% 69% 47% 53%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 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
#20#22#2#2
Intel Core Ultra 7 258VIntel
8 · 8 · 4.8 GHz
56% 47% 65% 61%
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
- 17 W — among the frugal ones here
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
#17#16#22#21
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
#21#20#21#3
Apple M4Apple
10 · 10 · 4.4 GHz
52% 50% 46% 57%
Why it ranks here
- 29 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 29 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 38 TOPS NPU
- 29 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 29 months on the market — a successor may be near