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Apple MacBook Pro 16" (M3 Max)
Apple
9.8ScoreBattery100-watt-hour lithium-polymer—Display16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR (3456x2234, 120Hz ProMotion)
Apple MacBook Air (M5)
Apple
9.6Score—View Details →
MacBook Pro 16-inch M4 Max
Apple
9.6ScoreKey Features16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, M4 Max 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, up to 128GB RAM—View Details →
MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max
Apple
9.2ScoreNPU38 TOPS (Neural Engine)—RAMUp to 128GB Unified
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (Snapdragon X Elite)
Microsoft
9.2ScoreNpuQualcomm Hexagon (45 TOPS)—SocQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
Dell XPS 14 (Intel Core Ultra)
Dell
9.1ScoreNPUIntel AI Boost (10 TOPS)—RAMUp to 64GB LPDDR5x
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2026)
Asus
8.9Score—View Details →
HP OmniBook X Flip 16
HP
8.9Score—View Details →
Apple MacBook Neo
Apple
8.8ScoreChipApple A18 Pro—Memory8GB
ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Snapdragon
Lenovo
8.8ScoreNPUQualcomm Hexagon (45 TOPS)—RAM32GB LPDDR5x
Apple M5 iPad Pro (OLED)
Apple
DisplayUltra Retina XDR—ProcessorApple M5
Asus ZenBook A16 OLED
Asus
Npu80 TOPS—Display16-inch 3K OLED
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13
Lenovo
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