16 Threads — 24 Processors Compared

Decision table

16 Threads: which one for what?

The 24 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 285H87%

Leads for Content Creation: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H75%

Leads for On-device AI: AMD Ryzen AI 7 45072%

Leads for Battery Life: AMD Ryzen 7 7735U63%

#2#17#10#17
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388AMD
8 · 16 · 5 GHz
82% 53% 67% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 32 MB L3 cache
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.
#16#3#13#14
Intel Core i7-1360PIntel
12 · 16 · 5 GHz
65% 71% 52% 56%
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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#14#2
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HIntel
16 · 16 · 5.4 GHz
87% 75% 52% 63%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 24 MB L3 cache
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
#22#15#2#5
Intel Core Ultra 7 356HIntel
16 · 16 · 4.7 GHz
62% 58% 69% 61%
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
- 25 W — among the frugal ones here
#17#10#4#7
Intel Core Ultra 9 386HIntel
16 · 16 · 4.9 GHz
65% 59% 69% 61%
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
- 25 W — among the frugal ones here
#19#9#3#6
Intel Core Ultra 7 366HIntel
16 · 16 · 4.8 GHz
64% 59% 69% 61%
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
- 25 W — among the frugal ones here
#6#13#7#10
Intel Core Ultra X9 378HIntel
16 · 16 · 5 GHz
77% 59% 69% 61%
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
- 25 W — among the frugal ones here
#7#11#5#8
Intel Core Ultra X7 358HIntel
16 · 16 · 4.8 GHz
76% 59% 69% 61%
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
- 25 W — among the frugal ones here
#4#8#8#11
Intel Core Ultra X9 388HIntel
16 · 16 · 5.1 GHz
80% 60% 69% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.1 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- 5.1 GHz boost
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 50 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- 25 W — among the frugal ones here
#5#12#6#9
Intel Core Ultra X7 368HIntel
16 · 16 · 5 GHz
77% 59% 69% 61%
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
- 25 W — among the frugal ones here
#3#7#12#16
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3DAMD
8 · 16 · 5.6 GHz
80% 60% 55% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.6 GHz boost
- Current model — 8 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 5.6 GHz boost
- Current model — 8 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 8 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 8 months on the market
#15#14#1#4
AMD Ryzen AI 7 450AMD
8 · 16 · 5.1 GHz
67% 58% 72% 61%
Why it ranks here
- 5.1 GHz boost
- 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
#8#16#15#12
AMD Ryzen 7 250AMD
8 · 16 · 5.1 GHz
74% 53% 50% 56%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.1 GHz boost
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.
#11#18#9#13
AMD Ryzen AI 7 350AMD
8 · 16 · 5 GHz
72% 51% 67% 56%
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.
#12#2#11#15
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HIntel
16 · 16 · 5.1 GHz
71% 73% 64% 56%
Why it ranks here
- 5.1 GHz boost
- 24 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 5.1 GHz boost
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.
#21#20#23#24
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3DAMD
8 · 16 · 5.2 GHz
63% 47% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 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
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
#13#19#22#3
AMD Ryzen 7 9700XAMD
8 · 16 · 5.5 GHz
70% 48% 45% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.5 GHz boost
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 5.5 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
#10#5#16#22
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HSAMD
8 · 16 · 5.2 GHz
72% 61% 48% 46%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.2 GHz boost
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 5.2 GHz boost
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 16 TOPS NPU
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 33 months on the market — a successor may be near
#14#6#21#19
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HSAMD
8 · 16 · 5.1 GHz
69% 60% 45% 48%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.1 GHz boost
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 5.1 GHz boost
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 36 months on the market — a successor may be near
#9#4#24#20
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HSAMD
8 · 16 · 5.2 GHz
72% 61% 45% 48%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 5.2 GHz boost
- 41 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 5.2 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
#23#21#20#23
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3DAMD
8 · 16 · 5 GHz
60% 46% 45% 45%
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
#18#23#18#18
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HSAMD
8 · 16 · 4.75 GHz
64% 45% 45% 48%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 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
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
#20#22#17#21
AMD Ryzen 7 7435HSAMD
8 · 16 · 4.5 GHz
63% 45% 45% 46%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 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
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
#24#24#19#1
AMD Ryzen 7 7735UAMD
8 · 16 · 4.75 GHz
52% 45% 45% 63%
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
- 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