Intel Core Ultra 5 225H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 225H and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
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 225H
2014
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
1530
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
16025
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12160
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
109
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
108
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
821
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
840
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
3156
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
22953
Integer Mathn/a65.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a99.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a309 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a32.3 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a14.7 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a241.4 MB/s
Physicsn/a1535 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a155 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
2715
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
2392
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
13395
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
14045
File Compression1170 MB/s1140 MB/s
Clang Compilation95.1 KLines/s131.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser335.7 pages/s351.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering352.6 MP/sec377.7 MP/sec
Text Processing296.4 pages/s219.9 pages/s
Background Blur59.8 frames/s61.6 frames/s
Photo Processing125 frames/s126.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing20.9 MP/sec20.8 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 478.4 PPW 401.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 655.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 29.3 PPW 24 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Qualcomm
Announced January, 6, 2025 October, 24, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Arrow Lake Snapdragon X
Model number 225H X1E-78-100
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 130T Qualcomm Adreno X1-85

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 12
Threads 4 12
Frequency 1.7 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.9 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency1.3 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1412
Threads count1412
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier17x34x
L1 cache112 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core12 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 20-28 W 35 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W 45 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 Custom
Critical temp. 110 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
LPDDR5x-8448
Max Size 128 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 28 12

Results

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