Intel Core Ultra 5 236V vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 236V, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 236V and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
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 236V
1808
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
9381
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
149
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
1467
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
2660
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
10049
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
n/a
File Compression954.8 MB/s1570 MB/s
Clang Compilation62.4 KLines/s206.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser247.3 pages/s479.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering263.4 MP/sec637.3 MP/sec
Text Processing292.6 pages/s307.8 pages/s
Background Blur47 frames/s72.9 frames/s
Photo Processing98.1 frames/s151.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing12.6 MP/sec34.3 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 271.6 PPW 671.2 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 48.9 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Qualcomm
Announced September, 4, 2024 September, 25, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Lunar Lake Snapdragon X
Model number 236V X2E-88-100
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 130V Adreno X2-90

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 18
Threads 4 18
Frequency 2.1 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency2.1 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count818
Threads count818
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier21x34x
L1 cache192 KB/core288 KB/core
L2 cache2560 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache8 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 17-37 W 30 W
Max TDP (Boost) 37 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2833 Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5X-9523
Max Size 16 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 8
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 152 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 8 12

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) the clear winner in this comparison.

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