Laptop Processor (CPU) Ranking 2026

Apple M5 Max (18-core) leads 263 laptop processors with an Inno Score of 89/100. Ordered by Efficiency score — computed from real benchmark and spec data, updated as new devices launch. Click a column to re-rank. Last updated Nov 6, 2026.

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#	Device	Inno Score	Single-core	Multi-core	Efficiency	iGPU	Platform	PassMark	Geekbench 6single / multi	Cores / threads
1	Apple M6 (12-core)Apple · 2026	78.4	98	71	100	—	42	36,310	4,610 / 20,676	12 / 12
2	Apple M5 Max (18-core)Apple · 2026	89.0	92	97	93	—	62	57,677	4,322 / 29,256	18 / 18
3	Apple M5 Pro (18-core)Apple · 2026	87.4	92	95	93	—	58	57,150	4,295 / 28,436	18 / 18
4	Apple M4 Max (16-core)Apple · 2024	80.2	85	80	93	—	60	43,917	3,880 / 25,760	16 / 16
5	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite ExtremeQualcomm · 2025	78.6	87	79	93	76	51	44,659	4,062 / 23,166	18 / 18
6	Apple M4 Pro (14-core)Apple · 2024	75.7	86	71	93	—	51	37,968	3,882 / 22,527	14 / 14
7	Apple M3 Max (16-core)Apple · 2023	72.9	71	71	93	—	60	41,192	3,127 / 21,254	16 / 16
8	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-94-100Qualcomm · 2026	71.9	74	71	93	78	45	44,662	3,826 / 23,204	18 / 18
9	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100Qualcomm · 2026	71.7	74	64	93	76	62	37,821	3,814 / 20,325	18 / 18
10	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100Qualcomm · 2026	71.4	73	67	93	76	54	37,384	—	18 / 18
11	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100Qualcomm · 2026	71.0	82	60	93	—	56	—	3,838 / 16,117	12 / 12
12	Apple M5 (10-core)Apple · 2025	70.1	94	56	93	—	40	26,757	4,228 / 17,314	10 / 10
13	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100Qualcomm · 2025	67.1	81	58	93	68	38	27,909	3,811 / 16,041	12 / 12
14	Apple M4 (10-core)Apple · 2024	64.9	82	51	93	—	40	23,582	3,715 / 14,903	10 / 10
15	Apple M3 Pro (12-core)Apple · 2023	63.2	72	53	93	—	43	24,069	3,138 / 15,480	12 / 12
16	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100Qualcomm · 2026	61.3	63	51	93	68	47	—	3,287 / 15,102	12 / 12
17	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100Qualcomm · 2026	61.2	63	47	93	—	59	—	3,265 / 14,277	10 / 10
18	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100Qualcomm · 2026	59.4	69	46	93	—	42	17,441	3,209 / 12,011	6 / 6
19	Apple M3 (8-core)Apple · 2023	57.5	69	44	93	—	35	19,056	3,026 / 11,966	8 / 8
20	Intel Core 7 350Intel · 2026	54.3	67	36	93	54	38	15,127	2,652 / 7,766	6 / 6
21	Intel Core 5 320Intel · 2026	53.1	64	35	93	53	38	15,463	2,575 / 7,888	6 / 6
22	Intel Core 5 315Intel · 2026	51.0	54	36	93	54	38	14,672	2,516 / 7,454	6 / 6
23	Intel Core 3 304Intel · 2026	49.1	59	31	93	40	37	12,194	2,407 / 5,987	5 / 5
24	Intel Core Ultra 7 265UIntel · 2025	57.3	60	42	91	61	54	17,505	2,477 / 10,707	12 / 14
25	Intel Core Ultra 7 255UIntel · 2025	57.2	61	41	91	61	54	17,851	2,428 / 10,105	12 / 14
26	Intel Core Ultra 5 225UIntel · 2025	56.8	58	42	91	61	54	17,659	2,373 / 9,887	12 / 14
27	Intel Core Ultra 5 235UIntel · 2025	54.9	52	41	91	61	54	17,345	2,422 / 9,395	12 / 14
28	Intel Core Ultra 7 165UIntel · 2023	54.2	54	38	90	61	52	16,607	2,204 / 8,703	12 / 14
29	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100Qualcomm · 2024	50.7	52	44	89	45	29	17,824	2,408 / 11,303	8 / 8
30	Intel Core Ultra 7 268VIntel · 2024	58.8	67	43	89	78	40	19,303	2,797 / 11,073	8 / 8
31	Intel Core Ultra 7 258VIntel · 2024	58.2	65	42	89	78	40	18,866	2,754 / 10,967	8 / 8
32	Intel Core Ultra 7 256VIntel · 2024	57.5	65	42	89	78	36	19,478	2,753 / 10,850	8 / 8
33	Intel Core Ultra 7 266VIntel · 2024	56.3	57	44	89	78	36	19,576	2,670 / 10,865	8 / 8
34	Intel Core Ultra 5 228VIntel · 2024	55.8	61	41	89	74	37	18,146	2,584 / 10,234	8 / 8
35	Intel Core Ultra 5 238VIntel · 2024	55.6	58	43	89	74	37	18,363	2,697 / 10,285	8 / 8
36	Intel Core Ultra 5 226VIntel · 2024	55.0	61	40	89	74	33	17,934	2,594 / 9,886	8 / 8
37	Intel Core Ultra 5 236VIntel · 2024	54.7	57	42	89	74	33	18,393	2,664 / 10,078	8 / 8
38	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100Qualcomm · 2024	55.8	56	47	87	59	42	22,877	2,805 / 14,234	12 / 12
39	AMD Ryzen 7 7736UAMD · 2023	57.5	60	44	84	65	53	21,886	—	8 / 16
40	AMD Ryzen 5 7520UAMD · 2022	38.6	36	28	84	32	27	8,913	1,374 / 4,434	4 / 8
41	Intel Processor N250Intel · 2025	34.4	27	22	82	34	28	4,670	1,224 / 2,786	4 / 4
42	Intel Processor N150Intel · 2025	34.1	30	23	82	23	28	5,344	1,218 / 2,849	4 / 4
43	Intel Processor N200Intel · 2023	32.6	22	21	82	—	28	4,556	956 / 1,660	4 / 4
44	Intel Pentium Silver N6000Intel · 2021	31.2	23	21	82	22	24	2,908	—	4 / 4
45	Intel Celeron N4500Intel · 2021	30.0	20	20	82	20	24	1,760	—	2 / 2
46	Intel Core Ultra 5 125UIntel · 2023	54.4	61	38	82	61	52	16,674	—	12 / 14
47	Intel Core Ultra 7 155UIntel · 2023	53.1	54	38	82	61	52	16,133	2,195 / 8,981	12 / 14
48	Intel Core Ultra 5 135UIntel · 2023	52.1	53	39	82	—	52	16,624	2,176 / 9,514	12 / 14
49	AMD Ryzen 7 7730UAMD · 2023	50.2	48	37	82	—	53	16,909	1,976 / 7,013	8 / 16
50	AMD Ryzen 7 5800UAMD · 2021	49.3	47	37	82	50	49	17,953	1,865 / 7,934	8 / 16
51	AMD Ryzen 5 7530UAMD · 2023	48.4	48	34	82	47	50	14,896	1,991 / 7,067	6 / 12
52	AMD Ryzen 5 7430UAMD · 2023	47.5	46	33	82	47	50	15,070	1,852 / 6,142	6 / 12
53	AMD Ryzen 7 5700UAMD · 2021	45.1	40	33	82	50	41	15,366	1,587 / 5,606	8 / 16
54	AMD Ryzen 5 5500UAMD · 2021	43.1	38	32	82	47	37	12,592	1,517 / 5,872	6 / 12
55	AMD Ryzen 7 4700UAMD · 2020	43.1	39	33	82	47	32	13,097	1,575 / 6,345	8 / 8
56	Intel Core Ultra X9 388HIntel · 2026	69.6	75	61	81	89	56	36,409	3,038 / 17,395	16 / 16
57	Intel Core Ultra 7 356HIntel · 2026	68.2	80	58	81	71	58	34,251	—	16 / 16
58	Intel Core Ultra X7 358HIntel · 2026	67.6	70	59	81	89	56	33,516	2,865 / 16,398	16 / 16
59	Intel Core Ultra 9 386HIntel · 2026	66.6	70	60	81	71	58	36,060	2,876 / 16,298	16 / 16
60	Intel Core Ultra 7 366HIntel · 2026	66.2	70	59	81	71	58	34,085	2,848 / 16,554	16 / 16
61	Intel Core Ultra X9 378HIntel · 2026	65.1	57	61	81	89	56	33,002	—	16 / 16
62	Intel Core Ultra 5 338HIntel · 2026	64.9	69	53	81	87	53	27,989	2,840 / 14,499	12 / 12
63	Intel Core Ultra 5 336HIntel · 2026	61.6	61	54	81	71	55	27,969	—	12 / 12
64	Intel Core Ultra 7 355Intel · 2026	58.6	67	44	81	71	49	20,125	2,725 / 11,367	8 / 8
65	Intel Core Ultra 5 325Intel · 2026	57.4	63	43	81	71	49	19,278	2,590 / 10,928	8 / 8
66	Intel Core Ultra 5 332Intel · 2026	51.7	58	36	81	54	48	14,822	—	6 / 6
67	Apple M2 Max (12-core)Apple · 2023	59.5	61	52	80	—	53	26,834	2,757 / 14,770	12 / 12
68	Apple M2 Pro (12-core)Apple · 2023	57.2	64	49	80	—	42	26,735	—	12 / 12
69	Apple M1 Pro (10-core)Apple · 2021	53.3	55	46	80	—	40	21,932	2,409 / 12,440	10 / 10
70	Apple M2 (8-core)Apple · 2022	50.5	58	39	80	—	35	15,648	2,599 / 10,089	8 / 8
71	Apple M1 (8-core)Apple · 2020	47.6	54	36	80	—	31	14,122	2,363 / 8,622	8 / 8
72	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100Qualcomm · 2024	56.2	58	50	79	62	42	24,809	—	12 / 12
73	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100Qualcomm · 2024	52.6	48	47	79	59	42	22,695	2,441 / 14,041	12 / 12
74	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100Qualcomm · 2024	51.2	46	45	79	59	41	21,443	—	10 / 10
75	Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100Qualcomm · 2025	46.6	41	40	79	45	39	16,366	2,092 / 11,353	8 / 8
76	Intel Core Ultra 7 265HIntel · 2025	66.3	70	59	76	76	61	33,984	2,886 / 15,746	16 / 16
77	Intel Core Ultra 7 255HIntel · 2025	65.3	70	57	76	76	61	30,782	2,851 / 15,362	16 / 16
78	Intel Core Ultra 5 235HIntel · 2025	60.5	59	56	76	76	49	29,776	2,743 / 14,451	14 / 14
79	Intel Core Ultra 5 225HIntel · 2025	60.4	67	49	76	66	57	28,049	2,727 / 12,222	14 / 14
80	Intel Core 7 150UIntel · 2024	53.4	63	37	75	57	50	14,639	2,586 / 8,993	10 / 12
81	Intel Core i7-1355UIntel · 2023	52.7	61	37	75	57	50	13,837	2,491 / 8,984	10 / 12
82	Intel Core 5 120UIntel · 2024	51.5	60	36	75	50	50	14,877	2,469 / 9,070	10 / 12
83	Intel Core i5-1335UIntel · 2023	50.5	56	36	75	50	50	13,767	2,295 / 8,168	10 / 12
84	Intel Core i5-1334UIntel · 2023	50.4	58	35	75	50	50	12,994	2,331 / 7,346	10 / 12
85	Intel Core i7-1255UIntel · 2022	50.2	55	35	75	57	48	12,941	2,227 / 7,914	10 / 12
86	Intel Core i5-1235UIntel · 2022	47.6	51	33	75	50	48	12,415	1,981 / 6,703	10 / 12
87	Intel Core 3 100UIntel · 2024	47.1	49	34	75	48	46	12,302	2,295 / 6,940	6 / 8
88	Intel Core i3-1315UIntel · 2023	46.1	50	30	75	49	46	10,965	2,323 / 5,403	6 / 8
89	Intel Core i3-1215UIntel · 2022	45.5	51	29	75	49	43	10,082	2,082 / 5,213	6 / 8
90	Intel Processor U300Intel · 2023	44.4	52	27	75	42	43	8,758	2,041 / 4,369	5 / 6
91	Intel Core i5-1035G4Intel · 2019	40.8	42	26	75	—	39	7,547	—	4 / 8
92	Intel Core i7-1065G7Intel · 2019	40.8	39	28	75	40	42	8,065	1,651 / 5,408	4 / 8
93	Intel Core i3-N305Intel · 2023	36.9	31	28	75	34	31	9,350	1,274 / 4,681	8 / 8
94	AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470AMD · 2026	68.0	71	61	74	74	71	37,081	2,941 / 14,689	12 / 24
95	AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370AMD · 2024	67.4	69	60	74	74	71	34,935	2,874 / 14,873	12 / 24
96	AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375AMD · 2024	67.3	69	60	74	74	71	35,444	2,867 / 15,220	12 / 24
97	AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370AMD · 2024	65.9	68	57	74	74	71	33,345	2,864 / 14,739	12 / 24
98	AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470AMD · 2026	65.9	71	58	74	74	63	35,884	2,950 / 14,645	12 / 24
99	AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375AMD · 2024	65.2	64	58	74	74	71	33,644	2,647 / 14,341	12 / 24
100	AMD Ryzen AI 9 365AMD · 2024	65.0	68	55	74	74	68	30,336	2,815 / 14,262	10 / 20
101	AMD Ryzen AI 9 465AMD · 2026	64.8	69	55	74	74	68	29,399	2,834 / 14,562	10 / 20
102	AMD Ryzen AI 7 450AMD · 2026	63.0	70	53	74	68	62	26,312	2,914 / 13,789	8 / 16
103	AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450AMD · 2026	62.3	70	51	74	68	62	25,097	2,899 / 13,439	8 / 16
104	AMD Ryzen AI 7 350AMD · 2025	61.8	68	51	74	68	62	24,962	2,854 / 13,083	8 / 16
105	AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350AMD · 2025	61.4	68	49	74	68	62	24,015	2,881 / 13,181	8 / 16
106	AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360AMD · 2024	60.1	66	47	74	68	62	22,120	2,699 / 12,344	8 / 16
107	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HSAMD · 2023	57.6	60	46	74	70	56	24,551	2,552 / 11,279	8 / 16
108	AMD Ryzen Z2 ExtremeAMD · 2025	57.6	67	47	74	—	49	23,200	2,781 / 12,316	8 / 16
109	AMD Ryzen 7 8840UAMD · 2023	57.5	63	44	74	70	56	23,390	—	8 / 16
110	AMD Ryzen 7 7840UAMD · 2023	57.4	57	45	74	70	62	24,388	2,394 / 10,584	8 / 16
111	AMD Ryzen AI 5 340AMD · 2025	57.2	66	44	74	55	59	19,625	2,782 / 10,765	6 / 12
112	AMD Ryzen 7 250AMD · 2025	56.4	60	46	74	70	49	25,087	2,542 / 10,170	8 / 16
113	AMD Ryzen Z1 ExtremeAMD · 2023	55.6	60	47	74	—	49	24,556	2,537 / 11,404	8 / 16
114	AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 440AMD · 2026	55.4	58	45	74	55	59	21,102	—	6 / 12
115	AMD Ryzen 5 8640HSAMD · 2023	55.1	59	43	74	65	53	19,774	2,497 / 10,338	6 / 12
116	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 250AMD · 2025	55.1	52	45	74	70	56	21,019	2,428 / 10,764	8 / 16
117	AMD Ryzen AI 7 445AMD · 2026	54.6	62	41	74	55	54	18,332	2,608 / 10,324	6 / 12
118	AMD Ryzen AI 5 435AMD · 2026	54.4	62	42	74	55	54	18,857	2,547 / 9,846	6 / 12
119	AMD Ryzen AI 7 345AMD · 2026	54.4	63	41	74	55	54	19,466	2,604 / 9,100	6 / 12
120	AMD Ryzen 5 8640UAMD · 2023	54.3	58	41	74	65	53	19,859	2,464 / 9,903	6 / 12
121	AMD Ryzen 5 7540UAMD · 2023	54.2	59	40	74	56	59	18,393	2,519 / 8,971	6 / 12
122	AMD Ryzen 5 7640UAMD · 2023	54.2	51	43	74	65	59	20,219	—	6 / 12
123	AMD Ryzen Z1AMD · 2023	53.6	68	39	74	—	45	18,258	—	6 / 12
124	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215AMD · 2025	53.2	60	39	74	56	53	17,861	2,520 / 9,008	6 / 12
125	AMD Ryzen 5 8540UAMD · 2023	52.9	59	39	74	56	53	18,358	2,489 / 8,751	6 / 12
126	AMD Ryzen 5 230AMD · 2025	52.5	53	40	74	65	53	19,482	2,448 / 8,437	6 / 12
127	AMD Ryzen AI 5 430AMD · 2026	51.8	62	35	74	55	51	13,110	2,582 / 7,940	4 / 8
128	AMD Ryzen AI 5 330AMD · 2025	50.4	62	35	74	41	51	12,626	2,576 / 7,814	4 / 8
129	AMD Ryzen 5 220AMD · 2025	50.2	53	39	74	56	45	18,570	2,476 / 8,065	6 / 12
130	AMD Ryzen 3 210AMD · 2025	49.3	56	34	74	56	44	13,555	—	4 / 8
131	Intel Core Ultra 9 288VIntel · 2024	56.6	68	43	73	78	40	19,780	2,824 / 11,011	8 / 8
132	Qualcomm Snapdragon CQualcomm · 2026	33.9	26	24	73	—	31	6,264	1,181 / 3,213	8 / 8
133	Intel Celeron N4020Intel · 2019	28.0	20	20	73	20	20	1,531	—	2 / 2
134	Intel Core Ultra 7 365Intel · 2026	56.1	62	44	72	71	49	20,599	—	8 / 8
135	AMD Ryzen 7 3700UAMD · 2019	32.4	22	25	71	40	24	7,007	1,006 / 3,412	4 / 8
136	Intel Core Ultra 7 165HIntel · 2023	58.7	59	49	67	73	63	25,858	2,437 / 12,265	16 / 22
137	Intel Core Ultra 7 155HIntel · 2023	58.6	59	49	67	73	63	24,448	2,409 / 12,404	16 / 22
138	Intel Core Ultra 5 125HIntel · 2023	55.2	55	45	67	71	58	19,976	2,269 / 11,230	14 / 18
139	Intel Core Ultra 5 135HIntel · 2023	54.9	52	46	67	73	58	21,886	—	14 / 18
140	Intel Core i7-10510UIntel · 2019	37.3	38	26	66	26	42	6,336	1,558 / 4,376	4 / 8
141	Intel Core i7-8550UIntel · 2017	35.9	38	24	66	26	37	5,794	—	4 / 8
142	Intel Core i5-10210UIntel · 2019	35.6	33	25	66	26	39	6,012	1,449 / 4,080	4 / 8
143	Intel Core i7-10710UIntel · 2019	35.6	29	25	66	26	48	9,136	1,247 / 2,847	6 / 12
144	Intel Core i7-8565UIntel · 2018	34.5	29	24	66	26	42	5,935	—	4 / 8
145	Intel Core i5-8250UIntel · 2017	34.1	32	24	66	26	35	5,777	—	4 / 8
146	Intel Core i7-8650UIntel · 2017	34.0	30	24	66	26	37	6,170	—	4 / 8
147	Intel Core i7-7500UIntel · 2016	30.3	26	21	66	21	29	3,636	—	2 / 4
148	Intel Core i7-6500UIntel · 2015	29.1	23	20	66	20	29	3,276	—	2 / 4
149	AMD Ryzen 9 8945HSAMD · 2023	60.0	63	52	65	70	62	29,208	2,632 / 13,155	8 / 16
150	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HSAMD · 2023	59.5	62	51	65	70	62	28,241	2,640 / 12,919	8 / 16
151	AMD Ryzen 7 8845HSAMD · 2023	59.5	62	51	65	70	62	28,280	2,618 / 12,889	8 / 16
152	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HSAMD · 2023	59.2	62	51	65	70	62	29,702	2,591 / 12,005	8 / 16
153	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HSAMD · 2023	56.1	61	45	65	65	59	22,662	2,620 / 10,936	6 / 12
154	AMD Ryzen 5 8645HSAMD · 2023	54.4	53	46	65	65	59	21,977	—	6 / 12
155	AMD Ryzen 7 7445HSAMD · 2023	50.6	51	39	65	56	59	18,494	2,385 / 8,192	6 / 12
156	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HSAMD · 2022	54.5	60	45	61	65	53	22,716	—	8 / 16
157	AMD Ryzen 7 7735HSAMD · 2023	53.8	59	44	61	65	53	22,159	—	8 / 16
158	AMD Ryzen 7 6800HSAMD · 2022	52.2	56	43	61	65	49	22,219	—	8 / 16
159	AMD Ryzen 5 7535HSAMD · 2023	47.1	48	37	61	56	50	17,553	1,955 / 7,853	6 / 12
160	Intel Core i7-1370PIntel · 2023	56.3	64	47	60	57	62	19,732	2,642 / 12,694	14 / 20
161	Intel Core i7-1360PIntel · 2023	53.0	62	43	60	57	54	18,262	2,564 / 10,997	12 / 16
162	Intel Core i5-1340PIntel · 2023	51.6	66	39	60	50	51	18,284	—	12 / 16
163	Intel Core i7-1260PIntel · 2022	51.0	58	39	60	57	54	16,411	2,424 / 9,532	12 / 16
164	Intel Core i5-1240PIntel · 2022	48.3	52	39	60	50	51	15,707	2,209 / 10,364	12 / 16
165	Intel Core i7-1185G7Intel · 2020	44.7	50	31	60	57	45	9,876	2,142 / 6,624	4 / 8
166	Intel Core i7-1165G7Intel · 2020	44.2	49	30	60	57	45	9,742	2,078 / 6,218	4 / 8
167	Intel Core i5-1135G7Intel · 2020	42.6	50	28	60	50	42	9,292	—	4 / 8
168	Intel Core Ultra 9 285HIntel · 2025	63.9	72	60	56	76	61	34,203	2,878 / 15,940	16 / 16
169	NVIDIA RTX Spark N1XNVIDIA · 2026	61.4	59	64	56	—	64	—	3,092 / 20,296	20 / 20
170	NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X (18-core)NVIDIA · 2026	49.8	47	50	56	—	49	—	—	18 / 18
171	Intel Core Ultra X7 368HIntel · 2026	63.6	73	57	55	89	56	33,544	2,962 / 15,438	16 / 16
172	Intel Core Ultra 5 335Intel · 2026	52.6	57	45	55	71	49	19,831	2,676 / 10,878	8 / 8
173	Intel Core Ultra 5 322Intel · 2026	48.5	61	36	55	54	48	14,814	2,556 / 8,048	6 / 6
174	AMD Ryzen 9 8945HAMD · 2024	58.6	64	53	54	70	62	30,083	2,702 / 12,650	8 / 16
175	AMD Ryzen 7 H 255AMD · 2025	57.1	60	51	54	70	62	28,205	2,546 / 12,670	8 / 16
176	AMD Ryzen 9 270AMD · 2025	56.8	57	55	54	70	56	28,889	—	8 / 16
177	AMD Ryzen 7 260AMD · 2025	56.7	62	51	54	70	56	27,980	2,660 / 12,071	8 / 16
178	AMD Ryzen 7 8745HSAMD · 2024	55.6	57	49	54	70	62	28,488	2,499 / 11,414	8 / 16
179	AMD Ryzen 5 240AMD · 2025	53.5	61	45	54	65	53	22,525	2,615 / 10,754	6 / 12
180	AMD Ryzen 7 6800HAMD · 2022	52.6	60	45	49	65	53	22,681	—	8 / 16
181	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HXAMD · 2022	50.7	52	45	49	65	53	24,010	2,148 / 10,340	8 / 16
182	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HAMD · 2022	48.2	56	39	49	56	50	17,999	—	6 / 12
183	AMD Ryzen 7 170AMD · 2025	47.9	46	43	49	65	49	20,685	2,119 / 10,024	8 / 16
184	AMD Ryzen 5 7235HSAMD · 2024	37.2	35	32	49	—	42	12,298	1,608 / 5,986	4 / 8
185	Intel Core Ultra 9 185HIntel · 2023	57.9	61	54	47	73	63	28,947	2,484 / 13,685	16 / 22
186	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HAMD · 2021	46.5	48	42	47	50	53	20,444	1,991 / 9,411	8 / 16
187	AMD Ryzen 5 5600HAMD · 2021	45.4	52	37	47	47	50	16,345	—	6 / 12
188	AMD Ryzen 7 4800HAMD · 2020	41.2	40	38	47	47	41	17,807	1,554 / 7,658	8 / 16
189	Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX PlusIntel · 2026	74.0	79	87	44	61	74	58,672	3,198 / 21,581	24 / 24
190	Intel Core Ultra 9 285HXIntel · 2025	71.0	74	82	44	61	74	56,512	3,014 / 19,741	24 / 24
191	Intel Core Ultra 9 275HXIntel · 2025	70.7	75	81	44	61	74	55,684	3,042 / 19,417	24 / 24
192	Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX PlusIntel · 2026	68.1	70	79	44	61	70	46,295	—	20 / 20
193	Intel Core Ultra 7 265HXIntel · 2025	67.9	67	80	44	61	70	47,182	—	20 / 20
194	Intel Core Ultra 7 255HXIntel · 2025	67.2	73	74	44	61	70	47,933	2,959 / 17,915	20 / 20
195	Intel Core Ultra 5 235HXIntel · 2025	65.5	72	71	44	—	63	40,539	—	14 / 14
196	Intel Core Ultra 5 245HXIntel · 2025	62.6	68	66	44	—	63	37,079	—	14 / 14
197	Intel Core Ultra 7 251HXIntel · 2026	62.6	67	65	44	—	68	47,051	2,762 / 14,233	18 / 18
198	AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495AMD · 2026	75.6	66	94	42	—	83	57,357	—	16 / 32
199	AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395AMD · 2025	72.9	70	77	42	100	80	54,913	2,905 / 17,233	16 / 32
200	AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395AMD · 2025	70.8	68	73	42	100	80	51,959	2,756 / 16,855	16 / 32
201	AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3DAMD · 2025	70.5	76	84	42	32	83	62,111	3,203 / 20,023	16 / 32
202	AMD Ryzen 9 9955HXAMD · 2025	69.8	76	82	42	32	84	56,261	3,230 / 19,433	16 / 32
203	AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392AMD · 2026	68.9	68	70	42	100	74	46,006	2,867 / 17,334	12 / 24
204	AMD Ryzen 9 9850HXAMD · 2025	67.3	83	75	42	32	72	—	—	12 / 24
205	AMD Ryzen AI Max 390AMD · 2025	66.8	69	64	42	97	74	41,879	2,918 / 16,959	12 / 24
206	AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388AMD · 2026	62.7	68	57	42	100	63	32,831	2,872 / 14,915	8 / 16
207	AMD Ryzen AI Max 385AMD · 2025	62.4	62	62	42	97	63	33,726	—	8 / 16
208	Intel Core i9-13900HIntel · 2023	56.2	67	53	41	57	62	26,997	2,706 / 13,658	14 / 20
209	Intel Core i9-13905HIntel · 2023	56.2	64	56	41	57	59	29,736	2,404 / 14,212	14 / 20
210	Intel Core i7-13800HIntel · 2023	56.0	68	52	41	57	62	26,030	2,766 / 12,876	14 / 20
211	Intel Core 7 250HIntel · 2024	55.9	66	53	41	57	62	25,908	2,722 / 14,292	14 / 20
212	Intel Core i7-13705HIntel · 2023	55.3	63	54	41	57	59	25,084	2,589 / 14,372	14 / 20
213	Intel Core i7-13700HIntel · 2023	53.5	63	49	41	57	59	25,803	2,534 / 12,084	14 / 20
214	Intel Core 9 270HIntel · 2024	53.2	60	50	41	57	62	27,259	2,774 / 11,755	14 / 20
215	Intel Core 7 230HIntel · 2026	52.2	59	50	41	—	59	25,884	2,738 / 12,200	10 / 16
216	Intel Core i9-12900HIntel · 2022	52.2	60	48	41	57	59	26,521	2,368 / 10,829	14 / 20
217	Intel Core i7-12800HIntel · 2022	51.8	58	48	41	57	59	23,539	2,209 / 12,290	14 / 20
218	Intel Core i9-13900HKIntel · 2023	51.8	59	47	41	57	59	26,686	2,353 / 10,063	14 / 20
219	Intel Core 7 240HIntel · 2024	51.5	60	47	41	—	59	23,974	2,481 / 11,778	10 / 16
220	Intel Core i7-13620HIntel · 2023	51.5	62	46	41	49	59	23,201	2,547 / 11,291	10 / 16
221	Intel Core i9-12900HKIntel · 2022	51.4	58	47	41	57	59	24,954	2,148 / 9,888	14 / 20
222	Intel Core i7-12700HIntel · 2022	51.1	59	45	41	57	59	24,937	2,388 / 8,721	14 / 20
223	Intel Core i5-12500HIntel · 2022	51.0	66	44	41	50	54	20,236	—	12 / 16
224	Intel Core 5 220HIntel · 2024	50.5	62	44	41	50	56	21,884	2,501 / 11,280	12 / 16
225	Intel Core i5-13500HIntel · 2023	50.1	60	46	41	50	54	20,924	2,439 / 11,352	12 / 16
226	Intel Core i5-13600HIntel · 2023	49.8	55	47	41	50	56	23,123	—	12 / 16
227	Intel Core i5-12600HIntel · 2022	47.2	51	44	41	50	54	20,341	—	12 / 16
228	Intel Core 5 210HIntel · 2024	46.9	59	41	41	42	50	18,045	2,379 / 9,843	8 / 12
229	Intel Core i7-11800HIntel · 2021	46.3	52	41	41	38	61	19,575	2,193 / 9,254	8 / 16
230	Intel Core 5 205HIntel · 2026	45.8	53	41	41	—	50	—	2,466 / 9,401	8 / 12
231	Intel Core i5-13420HIntel · 2023	45.2	56	38	41	42	50	16,769	2,273 / 8,158	8 / 12
232	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3DAMD · 2023	65.0	68	76	40	32	81	57,507	2,916 / 16,957	16 / 32
233	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HXAMD · 2023	63.9	68	76	40	32	75	53,778	2,878 / 16,856	16 / 32
234	AMD Ryzen 9 8940HXAMD · 2025	62.1	67	70	40	32	78	49,369	2,814 / 15,120	16 / 32
235	AMD Ryzen 9 8945HXAMD · 2025	62.1	65	72	40	32	75	51,254	2,751 / 14,423	16 / 32
236	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HXAMD · 2024	61.5	64	71	40	32	75	52,889	2,751 / 16,094	16 / 32
237	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HXAMD · 2023	57.7	65	63	40	32	70	44,209	2,729 / 12,585	12 / 24
238	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HXAMD · 2023	55.6	73	56	40	32	58	32,338	—	8 / 16
239	AMD Ryzen 7 8745HXAMD · 2025	52.0	60	55	40	32	58	31,433	2,777 / 13,482	8 / 16
240	AMD Ryzen 5 7645HXAMD · 2023	51.9	71	48	40	32	55	25,777	—	6 / 12
241	Intel Core i7-10870HIntel · 2020	38.8	41	36	32	27	57	13,923	1,685 / 7,713	8 / 16
242	Intel Core i7-10750HIntel · 2020	37.9	46	32	32	27	52	11,425	—	6 / 12
243	Intel Core i7-9750HIntel · 2019	34.0	32	31	32	27	52	10,543	1,453 / 5,907	6 / 12
244	Intel Core i7-8750HIntel · 2018	32.5	32	29	32	27	46	9,728	—	6 / 12
245	Intel Core i9-13900HXIntel · 2023	64.0	70	69	29	—	78	41,321	2,871 / 16,712	24 / 32
246	Intel Core i9-13950HXIntel · 2023	63.7	71	67	29	—	78	40,286	2,890 / 16,169	24 / 32
247	Intel Core i9-14900HXIntel · 2024	63.2	74	71	29	40	78	43,593	2,995 / 17,499	24 / 32
248	Intel Core i9-13980HXIntel · 2023	62.2	71	71	29	40	75	45,279	2,844 / 16,947	24 / 32
249	Intel Core i9-12900HXIntel · 2022	60.8	76	61	29	—	68	32,707	—	16 / 24
250	Intel Core i7-12800HXIntel · 2022	59.1	71	60	29	—	67	30,964	—	16 / 24
251	Intel Core i7-14700HXIntel · 2024	58.6	68	63	29	40	74	36,414	2,789 / 15,947	20 / 28
252	Intel Core i7-13850HXIntel · 2023	58.2	56	66	29	—	74	35,983	—	20 / 28
253	Intel Core i9-12950HXIntel · 2022	57.9	71	57	29	—	68	30,976	—	16 / 24
254	Intel Core i7-14650HXIntel · 2024	57.6	67	58	29	—	71	33,366	2,753 / 14,451	16 / 24
255	Intel Core i7-13700HXIntel · 2023	55.8	64	55	29	—	71	31,532	2,590 / 13,098	16 / 24
256	Intel Core i7-13650HXIntel · 2023	54.3	62	55	29	—	66	29,930	2,558 / 13,261	14 / 20
257	Intel Core i5-13500HXIntel · 2023	53.1	59	53	29	—	66	27,388	2,478 / 13,404	14 / 20
258	Intel Core i5-14500HXIntel · 2024	52.3	55	55	29	—	66	28,645	—	14 / 20
259	Intel Core i5-13450HXIntel · 2023	51.0	59	50	29	—	62	24,404	2,415 / 12,701	10 / 16
260	Intel Core i5-14450HXIntel · 2024	48.6	53	48	29	—	62	23,607	2,474 / 11,974	10 / 16
261	Intel Core i7-12650HXIntel · 2022	48.0	53	46	29	—	63	22,264	—	14 / 20
262	Intel Core i5-12450HXIntel · 2022	42.4	48	40	29	—	52	17,605	2,210 / 9,230	8 / 12
263	Intel Atom Z3745Intel · 2014	20.0	20	20	20	—	20	621	—	4 / 4

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Laptop Processor ranking FAQ

What is the best laptop processor in 2026?

Apple M5 Max (18-core) currently tops our laptop processor (CPU) ranking with an Inno Score of 89/100, ahead of the Apple M5 Pro (18-core) (87.4) and the Apple M4 Max (16-core) (80.2).

How is this laptop processor ranking calculated?

Each laptop processor is scored out of 100 from published specs and benchmark results using our public Inno Score methodology — sub-scores for single-core, multi-core, efficiency, iGPU, platform are weighted into one overall score. No sponsored placements.

Which laptop processor offers the best value for money?

Intel Processor N150 has the strongest score-per-dollar in this list: Inno Score 34.1/100 at a $128 launch price.