Best laptop processors

PERFORMANCE PROCESSORS AMD RYZEN 9 6980HX INTEL CORE I9 12900HK APPLE M1 MAX MIDDLE-HIGH CLASS PROCESSORS AMD RYZEN 5 6600H INTEL CORE I5-12600H ENERGY EFFICIENT PROCESSORS FOR ULTRABOOKS AMD RYZEN 7 6800U INTEL CORE I7-1265U

Performance processors Let's start with the most powerful processors that are installed in the ultimate laptops for professional graphics, design, gaming and content creation. AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX AMD's ultimate solution, the Ryzen 9 6980HX processor, is a great choice for a performance and gaming laptop. It is equipped with eight cores clocked at 3.3 GHz (up to 5 GHz overclocked), running in 16 threads. The chip is made according to the 6 nm process technology, so that energy efficiency does not suffer with an increase in performance. Its basic heat pack is already standard for modern powerful models of 45 watts.

Intel Core i9 12900HK Another powerful solution is the Intel Core i9 12900HK, which belongs to the latest generation of Intel Alder Lake. The chip is remarkable in that it is very similar to processors for smartphones: it uses six productive and eight energy-efficient cores (12 in total), which operate in 20 threads at a frequency of up to 5 GHz with a TDP of 45 W.

The Intel Core i9 12900HK also supports the latest DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory standards up to 5200MHz. Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics deliver performance similar to entry-level discrete solutions. One of the first laptops based on the novelty was the MSI GE76 Rider. Apple M1 Max Speaking of the most powerful laptop processors, one cannot fail to mention the Apple M1 Max, which is installed in the latest generation MacBook Pro. The processor is made according to the standards of the 5-nanometer process technology and boasts an excellent ratio of performance and energy efficiency. A laptop based on the M1 Max can work without recharging up to 21 hours.

Apple M1 Max is equipped with ten cores and its graphics subsystem - 32 cores, so that graphics performance is at the level of a discrete graphics card Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. The chip supports up to 64 GB of combined memory, which can also be used for the needs of the video system. The Apple M1 Max is now powered by the MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 laptops introduced in late 2021. Mid-high class processors Chips in this segment will be an excellent option for multimedia solutions. Their performance is sufficient both to work with resource-intensive tasks, such as processing large tables and codes, and for most top games. AMD Ryzen 5 6600H The six-core and twelve-thread AMD Ryzen 5 6600H is technically very similar to its older brother AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX. The differences mainly lie in fewer cores and simpler integrated graphics. Its clock frequency is 3.3 GHz, and in the "boost" it can reach 4.5 GHz. The TDP of the processor is also 45W.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H reaches 4.5 GHz maximum clock speed when overclocked The six-core integrated graphics card AMD Radeon 660M is responsible for the graphics here, which is also built on the RDNA2 architecture, like in the latest generation of game consoles. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H platform was received by the recently announced Lenovo Legon 5 laptop with an RTX 3070 graphics card. Intel Core i5-12600H The Intel Core i5-12600H also belongs to the current generation of Alder Lake, which offers smartphone-type processors. However, four productive and eight energy-efficient cores are already used here (12 in total), operating in 16 threads. Mid-range processor Intel Core i5-12600H can be used with DDR5 and LPDDR5 RAM The maximum clock frequency reaches 4.5 GHz. There is support for the latest DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory standards. The heat pack is 45 watts. But the same integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics card is responsible for the graphics, which will take on multimedia tasks. It has already been announced that the Intel Core i5-12600H will receive the Lenovo Legion 5i 15 with an RTX 3070 graphics card. Energy Efficient Processors for Ultrabooks And now, perhaps, we turn to the most interesting - to processors for thin and light laptops. After all, for them, manufacturers have to create solutions that have high performance, but at the same time maintain low power consumption. AMD Ryzen 7 6800U The AMD Ryzen 7 6800U claims to be one of the best processors for Windows ultrabooks in 2022. It is an octa-core, 16-thread processor with a base clock speed of 2.7GHz, which can be boosted up to 4.7GHz.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U Platform Will Power New Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 1 Laptop Like its older and more powerful counterparts, it received an integrated graphics card with RDNA2 architecture - a twelve-core AMD Radeon 680M. This will be appreciated by those users who want to work with complex programs and sometimes play modern games. With a sufficiently powerful filling, the processor heat pack is only 15 W, which means it can be installed in very thin laptops with a small cooling system. Based on AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 1 laptop has already been announced. Intel Core i7-1265U In response to the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, the Intel Core i7-1265U is introduced. This solution is ten-core. It uses two productive cores and eight energy efficient ones, which is enough to work with heavy programs for video processing and programming. The clock frequency of the processor is capable of rising to 4.8 GHz, which is slightly more than that of its main competitor.

Intel Core i7-1265U processor with integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics The most important thing is that the Intel Core i7-1265U also retained a productive "embedding" in the face of Intel Iris Xe without reducing frequencies and cores, which means that it will also be able to show a decent result when working with graphics: simple games, when processing photos and video. Otherwise, the Intel Core i7-1265U has all the same characteristics as the older processors of the Alder Lake generation. One of the first Intel Core i7-1265U processors will receive a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 laptop.