Intel Core Ultra X7 358H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, 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 X7 358H 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 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
124
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
151
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
1125
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
1761
PassMark
Integer Math83.2 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math105.6 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search350 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort41.8 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption26.7 GB/sn/a
Data Compression346.8 MB/sn/a
Physics3055 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions289 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
File Compression1350 MB/s1950 MB/s
Clang Compilation75.9 KLines/s224 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser432.9 pages/s540.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering446.5 MP/sec611.3 MP/sec
Text Processing289.4 pages/s312.9 pages/s
Background Blur66 frames/s76.5 frames/s
Photo Processing152 frames/s195.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing26.2 MP/sec38.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
281.68
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
320.22

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 675.9 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 1358.6 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 45 PPW n/a
Blender / W 11.27 PPW n/a

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 358H X2-94-100
Integrated GPU Arc B390 Adreno X2-90

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 18
Threads 4 18
Frequency 1.9 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.8 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores12n/a
Threads12n/a
Frequency1.5 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.7 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1618
Threads count1618
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier19x36x
L1 cache192 KB/core288 KB/core
L2 cache2560 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache18 MB total9 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 2 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 15-25 W n/a
Max TDP (Boost) 80 W n/a
Socket FCBGA2540 Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-9600 LPDDR5X-9523
Max Size 96 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 12
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 153.6 GB 228 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 12 12

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100) the clear winner in this comparison.

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