6 Threads — 11 Processors Compared

Decision table

6 Threads: which one for what?

The 11 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: Apple A1975%

Leads for Content Creation: Apple A19 Pro67%

Leads for On-device AI: Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-10087%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core 7 35067%

#8#7#5#6
Apple A15 BionicApple
6 · 6 · SoC (soldered)
58% 50% 50% 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.
#11#11#10#3
Intel Core 5 320Intel
6 · 6 · 4.6 GHz
56% 50% 50% 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
- 16 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
#9#8#6#7
Apple A16 BionicApple
6 · 6 · SoC (soldered)
58% 50% 50% 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.
#4#10#8#9
Apple A18 ProApple
6 · 6 · SoC (soldered)
70% 50% 50% 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
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.
#10#9#7#8
Apple A17 ProApple
6 · 6 · SoC (soldered)
58% 50% 50% 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.
#5#2#9#10
Apple A20 ProApple
6 · 6 · SoC (soldered)
70% 62% 50% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
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.
#3#3#2#1
Intel Core 7 350Intel
6 · 6 · 4.8 GHz
71% 59% 65% 67%
Why it ranks here
- 4.8 GHz boost
- Current model — 6 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 4.8 GHz boost
- 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
- Current model — 6 months on the market
#6#5#1#2
Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100Qualcomm
6 · 6 · BGA (soldered)
69% 57% 87% 67%
Why it ranks here
- 22 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
- 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
#1#6#3#4
Apple A19Apple
6 · 6 · 4.26 GHz
75% 55% 55% 55%
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
#2#1#4#5
Apple A19 ProApple
6 · 6 · 4.26 GHz
75% 67% 55% 55%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- Current model — 12 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 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
#7#4#11#11
Apple A18Apple
6 · 6 · BGA (SoC)
65% 57% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 24 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 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