Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100), vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
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 Ultra 5 125H
1655
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
6897
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
12620
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
96
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
100
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
646
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
668
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
3430
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
21264
Integer Mathn/a70.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a52.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a88 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a27.6 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a14.4 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a238.1 MB/s
Physicsn/a1462 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a138 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
2123
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
2242
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
10521
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
10746
File Compressionn/a1090 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a78.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a273.9 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a321.4 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a226.1 pages/s
Background Blurn/a42.4 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a103.8 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a17.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
137.14

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 350.7 PPW 383.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 759.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 21.5 PPW 23.9 PPW
Blender / W n/a 4.9 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Qualcomm Intel
Announced January, 7, 2025 December, 14, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Meteor Lake
Model number X1-26-100 125H
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Arc Graphics (7-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 8
Frequency 2.98 GHz 1.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a10
Threadsn/a10
Frequencyn/a0.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a3.6 GHz
General
Cores count814
Threads count818
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier29x12x
L1 cachen/a112 KB/core
L2 cache1536 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 15-30 W 20-28 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 115 W
Socket Custom FCBGA-2049
Critical temp. n/a 110 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8448 - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
Max Size 64 GB 96 GB
Channels 8 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 135 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes n/a 28

Results

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Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
10 (34.48%)
19 (65.52%)
Total Votes: 29

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