Thin and Light Laptop Segment — 17 Processors Compared

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Thin and Light Laptop Segment: which one for what?

The 17 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 7 25083%

Leads for Content Creation: AMD Ryzen AI 7 45069%

Leads for On-device AI: AMD Ryzen AI 7 45083%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core 7 35077%

#9#13#14#10
AMD Ryzen 5 7530UAMD
6 · 12 · 4.5 GHz
62% 53% 50% 60%
Why it ranks here
- 16 MB L3 cache
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
#16#16#10#2
Intel Core 5 320Intel
6 · 6 · 4.6 GHz
58% 51% 54% 72%
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
#8#2#8#5
Intel Core Ultra 5 225UIntel
12 · 14 · 4.8 GHz
66% 68% 68% 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
#15#12#6#6
Intel Core Ultra 5 226VIntel
8 · 8 · 4.5 GHz
59% 56% 72% 70%
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
- 40 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
#5#3#11#3
Intel Core 7 150UIntel
10 · 12 · 5.4 GHz
70% 66% 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
#11#6#12#4
Intel Core i5-1334UIntel
10 · 12 · 4.6 GHz
62% 63% 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
#7#11#9#1
Intel Core 7 350Intel
6 · 6 · 4.8 GHz
67% 57% 61% 77%
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 6 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 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#9#2#12
AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440AMD
6 · 12 · 4.8 GHz
72% 60% 81% 56%
Why it ranks here
- 16 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
- 50 TOPS NPU
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
#3#1#1#13
AMD Ryzen AI 7 450AMD
8 · 16 · 5.1 GHz
76% 69% 83% 56%
Why it ranks here
- 5.1 GHz boost
- 16 MB L3 cache
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 5.1 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
#6#7#3#9
Intel Core Ultra 7 355Intel
8 · 8 · 4.7 GHz
68% 62% 81% 62%
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#5#4#16
AMD Ryzen AI 7 350AMD
8 · 16 · 5 GHz
82% 64% 78% 51%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5 GHz boost
- 16 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- 5 GHz boost
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.
#1#4#13#14
AMD Ryzen 7 250AMD
8 · 16 · 5.1 GHz
83% 64% 52% 51%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.1 GHz boost
- 16 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- 5.1 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#14#5#15
AMD Ryzen AI 7 345AMD
6 · 12 · 4.6 GHz
59% 53% 76% 51%
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.
#13#15#7#8
Intel Core Ultra 7 256VIntel
8 · 8 · 4.8 GHz
60% 53% 69% 65%
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
#17#8#15#7
Intel Core Ultra 5 125UIntel
12 · 14 · 4.3 GHz
56% 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
#12#17#17#17
AMD Ryzen 7 7445HSAMD
6 · 12 · 4.7 GHz
60% 50% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- 16 MB L3 cache
- 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
Why it ranks here
- 41 months on the market — a successor may be near
#10#10#16#11
AMD Ryzen 7 7735UAMD
8 · 16 · 4.75 GHz
62% 58% 47% 58%
Why it ranks here
- 16 MB L3 cache
- 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
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near