BGA (soldered) Socket — 16 Processors Compared

Decision table

BGA (soldered) Socket: which one for what?

The 16 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 285HX87%

Leads for Content Creation: Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX84%

Leads for On-device AI: Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-10083%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H70%

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Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100Qualcomm
18 · 18 · 5 GHz
73% 66% 83% 62%
Why it ranks here
- 5 GHz boost
- 53 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- 18 cores / 18 threads
- 5 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 85 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285HIntel
16 · 16 · 5.4 GHz
79% 75% 54% 70%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.4 GHz boost
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
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285HXIntel
24 · 24 · 5.5 GHz
87% 84% 54% 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.
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Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100Qualcomm
18 · 18 · 4.7 GHz
69% 64% 74% 62%
Why it ranks here
- 53 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- 18 cores / 18 threads
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 80 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
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Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100Qualcomm
12 · 12 · 4.7 GHz
62% 56% 82% 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
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 85 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
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Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-96-100Qualcomm
18 · 18 · 5 GHz
73% 66% 74% 62%
Why it ranks here
- 5 GHz boost
- 53 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- 18 cores / 18 threads
- 5 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 80 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
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Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100Qualcomm
12 · 12 · 4 GHz
60% 56% 72% 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
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 80 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
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Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100Qualcomm
18 · 18 · 4.7 GHz
69% 64% 74% 62%
Why it ranks here
- 53 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- 18 cores / 18 threads
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 80 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
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Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100Qualcomm
12 · 12 · 4.7 GHz
69% 61% 77% 67%
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
- 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
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Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100Qualcomm
6 · 6 · BGA (soldered)
62% 55% 76% 67%
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
- 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
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Intel Core Ultra 9 275HXIntel
24 · 24 · 5.4 GHz
86% 83% 54% 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.
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Intel Core Ultra 7 258VIntel
8 · 8 · 4.8 GHz
57% 48% 53% 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
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Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100Qualcomm
8 · 8 · 3.4 GHz
53% 47% 60% 57%
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
- 45 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
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Snapdragon X EliteQualcomm
12 · 12 · 4 GHz
58% 51% 49% 57%
Why it ranks here
- 42 MB L3 cache
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 45 TOPS NPU
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
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Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100Qualcomm
10 · 10 · BGA (soldered)
57% 50% 61% 57%
Why it ranks here
- 42 MB L3 cache
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 45 TOPS NPU
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
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Intel Core Ultra 9 185HIntel
16 · 22 · 5.1 GHz
67% 60% 47% 53%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.1 GHz boost
- 34 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 5.1 GHz boost
- 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