12 Threads — 20 Processors Compared

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12 Threads: which one for what?

The 20 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 5 338H81%

Leads for Content Creation: Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-10067%

Leads for On-device AI: Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-10085%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core 7 150U75%

#11#4#12#15
Kirin 9030HiSilicon
8 · 12 · 2.75 GHz
65% 61% 52% 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.
#12#8#3#6
Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100Qualcomm
12 · 12 · 4 GHz
64% 59% 79% 62%
Why it ranks here
- 34 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- 12 cores / 12 threads
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 80 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
#15#15#13#4
AMD Ryzen 5 7530UAMD
6 · 12 · 4.5 GHz
61% 51% 50% 63%
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
- 15 W — among the frugal ones here
#6#2#1#7
Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100Qualcomm
12 · 12 · 4.7 GHz
70% 62% 85% 62%
Why it ranks here
- 4.7 GHz boost
- 34 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- 12 cores / 12 threads
- 4.7 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 85 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
#20#9#6#14
Apple M6Apple
12 · 12 · SoC (soldered)
58% 58% 65% 50%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
- 12 cores / 12 threads
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.
#8#5#10#1
Intel Core 7 150UIntel
10 · 12 · 5.4 GHz
68% 60% 52% 75%
Why it ranks here
- 5.4 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- 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
#14#10#11#2
Intel Core i5-1334UIntel
10 · 12 · 4.6 GHz
62% 58% 52% 75%
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
- 15 W — among the frugal ones here
#1#3#9#10
Intel Core Ultra 5 338HIntel
12 · 12 · 4.7 GHz
81% 61% 55% 60%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 4.7 GHz boost
- 18 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- 12 cores / 12 threads
- 4.7 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- 47 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- 25 W — among the frugal ones here
#9#6#8#9
Intel Core Ultra 5 336HIntel
12 · 12 · 4.6 GHz
67% 60% 55% 60%
Why it ranks here
- 18 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- 12 cores / 12 threads
Why it ranks here
- 47 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- 25 W — among the frugal ones here
#5#7#4#5
AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440AMD
6 · 12 · 4.8 GHz
72% 59% 76% 62%
Why it ranks here
- 4.8 GHz boost
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 4.8 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
#3#1#2#3
Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100Qualcomm
12 · 12 · 4.7 GHz
77% 67% 84% 67%
Why it ranks here
- 4.7 GHz boost
- 34 MB L3 cache
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 12 cores / 12 threads
- 4.7 GHz boost
- 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
#2#11#7#13
AMD Ryzen 5 150AMD
6 · 12 · 4.55 GHz
78% 57% 55% 56%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 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
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 12 months on the market
#19#14#5#11
AMD Ryzen AI 7 345AMD
6 · 12 · 4.6 GHz
60% 52% 71% 57%
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.
#4#13#15#18
Intel Core 5 210HIntel
8 · 12 · 4.8 GHz
73% 53% 47% 46%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 4.8 GHz boost
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 4.8 GHz boost
- 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
#16#17#19#8
AMD Ryzen 5 9600XAMD
6 · 12 · 5.4 GHz
61% 49% 45% 61%
Why it ranks here
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 65 W — among the frugal ones here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
#17#12#14#12
Snapdragon X EliteQualcomm
12 · 12 · 4 GHz
61% 55% 48% 57%
Why it ranks here
- 42 MB L3 cache
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 12 cores / 12 threads
- 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
#18#18#20#17
AMD Ryzen 7 7445HSAMD
6 · 12 · 4.7 GHz
60% 48% 45% 49%
Why it ranks here
- 4.7 GHz boost
- 41 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 4.7 GHz boost
- 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
#7#19#17#16
AMD Ryzen 5 7535HSAMD
6 · 12 · 4.55 GHz
68% 47% 45% 49%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 42 months on the market — a successor may be near
#13#20#18#19
AMD Ryzen 5 7600XAMD
6 · 12 · 5.3 GHz
63% 45% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 48 months on the market — a successor may be near
#10#16#16#20
Intel Core i5-12450HXIntel
8 · 12 · 4.4 GHz
66% 50% 47% 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