Intel Core Ultra 7 355 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 355, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 355 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 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
113
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
149
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
801
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
1467
PassMark
Integer Math43.5 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math59.2 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search183 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort23.9 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption14.8 GB/sn/a
Data Compression176.8 MB/sn/a
Physics1885 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions179 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
File Compression1050 MB/s1570 MB/s
Clang Compilation74.6 KLines/s206.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser264 pages/s479.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering293.7 MP/sec637.3 MP/sec
Text Processing293.2 pages/s307.8 pages/s
Background Blur50.3 frames/s72.9 frames/s
Photo Processing122.1 frames/s151.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing15.4 MP/sec34.3 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 450.1 PPW 671.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 805.1 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 32 PPW 48.9 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Qualcomm
Announced January, 5, 2026 September, 25, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Panther Lake Snapdragon X
Model number 355 X2E-88-100
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics Adreno X2-90

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 18
Threads 4 18
Frequency 2.3 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency1.7 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count818
Threads count818
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier23x34x
L1 cachen/a288 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 2 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 15-25 W 30 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W n/a
Socket FCBGA2540 Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-9523
Max Size 128 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 12 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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