55 W TDP — 12 Processors Compared

Decision table

55 W TDP: which one for what?

The 12 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 285HX82%

Leads for Content Creation: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus81%

Leads for On-device AI: AMD Ryzen AI Max 39071%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus55%

#1#2#8#8
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HXIntel
24 · 24 · 5.5 GHz
82% 76% 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.
#8#11#2#3
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388AMD
8 · 16 · 5 GHz
72% 51% 70% 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
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#2#5#5#5
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395AMD
16 · 32 · 5.1 GHz
81% 74% 59% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 64 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#4#8#4#4
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392AMD
12 · 24 · 5 GHz
77% 68% 59% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 64 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#6#1#6#1
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX PlusIntel
24 · 24 · 5.5 GHz
75% 81% 58% 55%
Why it ranks here
- 5.5 GHz boost
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 cores / 24 threads
- 5.5 GHz boost
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 13 TOPS NPU
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
#3#4#7#7
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HXIntel
24 · 24 · 5.4 GHz
81% 75% 53% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 cores / 24 threads
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#7#1#2
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390AMD
12 · 24 · 5 GHz
65% 68% 71% 50%
Why it ranks here
- 64 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
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.
#5#9#3#6
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HXIntel
20 · 20 · 5.2 GHz
75% 60% 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
- 13 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
#7#10#10#11
Intel Core i7-14700HXIntel
20 · 28 · 5.5 GHz
74% 59% 47% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.5 GHz boost
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 5.5 GHz boost
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
#9#3#9#12
Intel Core i9-14900HXIntel
24 · 32 · 5.8 GHz
68% 75% 48% 45%
Why it ranks here
- 5.8 GHz boost
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 cores / 32 threads
- 5.8 GHz boost
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
#10#6#11#9
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HXAMD
16 · 32 · 5.4 GHz
65% 70% 46% 45%
Why it ranks here
- 64 MB L3 cache
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 43 months on the market — a successor may be near
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Intel Core i5-12450HXIntel
8 · 12 · 4.4 GHz
63% 45% 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