Intel Core Ultra 7 165H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 165H, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
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 7 165H
1759
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
14551
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
106
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
119
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
947
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
752
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
3548
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
26372
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
n/a
Integer Math90.2 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math67.4 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search119 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort33.9 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption17.5 GB/sn/a
Data Compression298.2 MB/sn/a
Physics1826 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions177 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
2465
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
3238
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
12979
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
11957
File Compression1250 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation105.2 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser301.6 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering375 MP/secn/a
Text Processing256.1 pages/sn/a
Background Blur51.3 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing108.4 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing20.6 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
211.9
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 463.5 PPW 1195.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 941.9 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 33.8 PPW 75.2 PPW
Blender / W 7.57 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Qualcomm
Announced December, 14, 2023 January, 5, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Meteor Lake Snapdragon X
Model number 165H X2P-42-100
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Qualcomm Adreno X1-45

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 6
Frequency 1.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 4.04 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores10n/a
Threads10n/a
Frequency0.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHzn/a
General
Cores count166
Threads count226
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier14x34x
L1 cache112 KB/coren/a
L2 cache2000 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache24 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 7 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 28 W 10 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W 22 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 Custom
Critical temp. 110 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
LPDDR5X-9523
Max Size 96 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 152 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 28 n/a

Results

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