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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Q
55.8Inno Score
37.7Single-core55.9
31.8Multi-core47.4
81.9Efficiencyspec-based86.7
46.3iGPU58.2
36.9Platformspec-based42.4
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U12 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 55.8 to 43, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+18) and multi-core (+16). AMD Ryzen 5 5500U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

  • 33% higher L3 cache: 8 MB vs 6 MB

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 56 vs 38
  • Stronger multi-core score: 47 vs 32
  • Stronger iGPU score: 58 vs 46
  • 220% higher Max TDP: 80 W vs 25 W
  • 142% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 14,234 vs 5,872

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Announced20212024
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
Base TDP15 W—
Max TDP25 W80 W+220%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Cores612+100%
Performance cores612+100%
Threads1212
Base clock2.1 GHz3.4 GHz+62%
Boost clock4 GHz4 GHz
L3 cache8 MB+33%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory—64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517Bottom 8%2,805+85%Top 29%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872Bottom 12%14,234+142%Top 27%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 13%1,321+13%Bottom 18%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209Bottom 24%10,028+39%Bottom 39%
PassMark12,592Bottom 24%22,877+82%Top 41%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 34%1,678+71%Top 40%

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