Various embodiments provide an electronic device and a method, the electronic device comprising: a memory; a first processor; a second processor which has attributes different from those of the first processor; and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to identify a task loaded into the memory, select which of the first processor and the second processor is to execute the task, on the basis of attribute information corresponding to a user interaction associated with the task, and allocate the task to the selected processor. Other embodiments are also possible.