Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
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 265KF
2309
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
37278
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
135
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
151
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
2004
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
1761
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
3206
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
21779
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
n/a
File Compression1610 MB/s1950 MB/s
Clang Compilation192.6 KLines/s224 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser481.8 pages/s540.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering600.3 MP/sec611.3 MP/sec
Text Processing342.1 pages/s312.9 pages/s
Background Blur96.8 frames/s76.5 frames/s
Photo Processing172.7 frames/s195.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing41.9 MP/sec38.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
460.38
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
320.22

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 174.2 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 16 PPW n/a
Blender / W 3.68 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Qualcomm
Announced October, 11, 2024 September, 25, 2025
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Snapdragon X
Model number 265KF X2-94-100
Integrated GPU No Adreno X2-90

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 18
Threads 8 18
Frequency 3.9 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores12n/a
Threads12n/a
Frequency3.3 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2018
Threads count2018
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier39x36x
L1 cache112 KB/core288 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB total9 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W n/a
Max TDP (Boost) 250 W n/a
Socket FCLGA-1851 Custom
Critical temp. 105 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 LPDDR5X-9523
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 12
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 228 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 12

Results

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