Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100), vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
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 7 255H
2009
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
6897
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
18689
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
96
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
125
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
646
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
1028
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
2123
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
2725
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
10521
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
15123
File Compressionn/a1270 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a103.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a399 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a443.6 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a283.7 pages/s
Background Blurn/a62.4 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a144.8 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a24 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 350.7 PPW 540.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 21.5 PPW 36.7 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Qualcomm Intel
Announced January, 7, 2025 January, 6, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Arrow Lake
Model number X1-26-100 255H
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Arc Graphics 140T

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 8 6
Frequency 2.98 GHz 2.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a10
Threadsn/a10
Frequencyn/a1.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a4.4 GHz
General
Cores count816
Threads count816
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier29x20x
L1 cachen/a112 KB/core
L2 cache1536 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB total24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 3 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 - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
Max Size 64 GB 128 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

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 7 255H the clear winner in this comparison.

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