Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285 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 9 285
2180
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
1530
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
33289
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12160
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
133
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
108
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
1978
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
840
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
3156
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
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 9 285
3196
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
2392
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
21640
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
14045
File Compression1500 MB/s1140 MB/s
Clang Compilation234.5 KLines/s131.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser453.4 pages/s351.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering585.9 MP/sec377.7 MP/sec
Text Processing358.6 pages/s219.9 pages/s
Background Blur87 frames/s61.6 frames/s
Photo Processing147.8 frames/s126.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing47.9 MP/sec20.8 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 332.9 PPW 401.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 655.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 30.4 PPW 24 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Qualcomm
Announced December, 18, 2024 October, 24, 2023
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv8
Codename Arrow Lake Snapdragon X
Model number 285 X1E-78-100
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-85

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 12
Threads 8 12
Frequency 2.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.6 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores16n/a
Threads16n/a
Frequency1.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2412
Threads count2412
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier25x34x
L1 cache192 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core12 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 35 W
Max TDP (Boost) 182 W 45 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 Custom
Critical temp. 105 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 LPDDR5x-8448
Max Size 256 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 8
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 135 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 12
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, AVX-VNNI, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA
- Performance: CFET, EIST, TBMT 3.0, TBT 2.0, TVB, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x
- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TXT, XD bit, vPro
n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 9 285 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
3 (23.08%)
10 (76.92%)
Total Votes: 13

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