Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Intel Core i3 1215U

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100), vs Intel Core i3 1215U. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Intel Core i3 1215U
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)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
975
Intel Core i3 1215U
1581
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
6897
Intel Core i3 1215U
5802
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
96
Intel Core i3 1215U
89
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
646
Intel Core i3 1215U
283
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core i3 1215U
3251
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core i3 1215U
10625
Integer Mathn/a35.9 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a25.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a33 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a13.2 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a7.1 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a118.5 MB/s
Physicsn/a599 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a7 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
2123
Intel Core i3 1215U
2184
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
10521
Intel Core i3 1215U
5662
File Compressionn/a356.7 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a45.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a117.1 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a180.5 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a224.7 pages/s
Background Blurn/a18.9 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a54.2 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a9.45 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core i3 1215U
58.9

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 350.7 PPW 377.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 708.3 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 21.5 PPW 18.9 PPW
Blender / W n/a 3.93 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Qualcomm Intel
Announced January, 7, 2025 February, 23, 2022
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Alder Lake
Model number X1-26-100 i3-1215U
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 UHD Graphics (64EU)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 2
Threads 8 4
Frequency 2.98 GHz 1.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a4
Threadsn/a4
Frequencyn/a0.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a3.3 GHz
General
Cores count86
Threads count88
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier29x12x
L1 cachen/a80 KB/core
L2 cache1536 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB total10 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 15-30 W 12-15 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 55 W
Socket Custom BGA-1744
Critical temp. n/a 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8448 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max Size 64 GB 64 GB
Channels 8 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 135 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes n/a 20

Results

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