Intel Core Ultra 9 285H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)
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 285H
2074
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
22212
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
129
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)
149
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
1155
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)
1498
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
4473
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
32761
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)
n/a
Integer Math83.4 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math106.9 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search340 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort38.3 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption24.7 GB/sn/a
Data Compression311.8 MB/sn/a
Physics2510 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions252 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
3074
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)
3993
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
17628
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)
20640
File Compression1470 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation136.6 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser434.7 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering529.3 MP/secn/a
Text Processing353 pages/sn/a
Background Blur79.5 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing172 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing27.1 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
205.02
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 391.7 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 728 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 25.7 PPW n/a
Blender / W 4.56 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Qualcomm
Announced January, 6, 2025 September, 25, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Arrow Lake Snapdragon X
Model number 285H X2E-90-100
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Adreno X2-90

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 18
Threads 6 18
Frequency 2.9 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores10n/a
Threads10n/a
Frequency2.7 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1618
Threads count1618
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier29x34x
L1 cache112 KB/core288 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache24 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 35-45 W n/a
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2049 Custom
Critical temp. 110 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- 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 28 12

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) the clear winner in this comparison.

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