Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 225, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 225 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
2081
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
1744
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
17050
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
14502
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
125
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
128
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
940
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
970
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
4436
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
3928
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
30711
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
24446
Integer Math66.3 GOps/s75.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math93.5 GOps/s109.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search367 M primes/s295 M primes/s
Random String Sort36.4 M strings/s32.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption22.5 GB/s16.4 GB/s
Data Compression303.4 MB/s212 MB/s
Physics2547 frames/s1742 frames/s
Extended Instructions268 M matrices/s163 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
2791
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
2880
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
14020
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
15211
File Compression1210 MB/s1150 MB/s
Clang Compilation108.2 KLines/s144.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser327.3 pages/s338.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering351.5 MP/sec416.5 MP/sec
Text Processing320.3 pages/s268.6 pages/s
Background Blur69.3 frames/s67.7 frames/s
Photo Processing113.1 frames/s117.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing21.2 MP/sec25 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 215.7 PPW 661.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 472.5 PPW 1062.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.5 PPW 42.2 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Qualcomm
Announced December, 18, 2024 October, 24, 2023
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Snapdragon X
Model number 225 X1E-84-100
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 12
Threads 6 12
Frequency 3.3 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.9 GHz 4.2 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency2.7 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1012
Threads count1012
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier33x38x
L1 cache192 KB/coren/a
L2 cache3000 KB/core12 KB/core
L3 Cache20 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 23 W
Max TDP (Boost) 121 W 80 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 Custom
Critical temp. 105 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 LPDDR5x-8448
Max Size 256 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 8
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 135 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 n/a
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VMD, VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit
n/a

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