Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Intel Core i5 12500H

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100), vs Intel Core i5 12500H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Intel Core i5 12500H
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 i5 12500H
1689
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
6897
Intel Core i5 12500H
13228
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
96
Intel Core i5 12500H
97
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
646
Intel Core i5 12500H
748
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core i5 12500H
3433
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core i5 12500H
20723
Integer Mathn/a72.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a52.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a58 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a28.2 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a14.8 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a254.8 MB/s
Physicsn/a1020 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a151 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
2123
Intel Core i5 12500H
2180
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
10521
Intel Core i5 12500H
9527
File Compressionn/a867.4 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a62.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a235.5 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a291 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a231.7 pages/s
Background Blurn/a37.7 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a96.1 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a13.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core i5 12500H
152.89

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 350.7 PPW 211.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 460.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 21.5 PPW 16.6 PPW
Blender / W n/a 3.4 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Qualcomm Intel
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 4, 2022
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Alder Lake
Model number X1-26-100 i5-12500H
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 8
Frequency 2.98 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a8
Threadsn/a8
Frequencyn/a1.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a3.3 GHz
General
Cores count812
Threads count816
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier29x25x
L1 cachen/a80 KB/core
L2 cache1536 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 15-30 W 35-45 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 95 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 28

Results

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Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
4 (66.67%)
2 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 6

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