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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
50.6Inno Score
37.7Single-core51.7
31.8Multi-core44.4
81.9Efficiencyspec-based88.6
46.3iGPU44.8
36.9Platformspec-based29.1
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U9 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.6 to 43, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+14) and multi-core (+13). 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

  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8
  • 33% higher L3 cache: 8 MB vs 6 MB
  • 18% higher Boost clock: 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 52 vs 38
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 32
  • 92% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 11,303 vs 5,872
  • 59% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,408 vs 1,517
  • 52% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Announced20212024
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W30 W+20%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Cores68+33%
Performance cores68+33%
Threads12+50%8
Base clock2.1 GHz3.2 GHz+52%
Boost clock4 GHz+18%3.4 GHz
L3 cache8 MB+33%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5X-8448

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517Bottom 9%2,408+59%Bottom 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872Bottom 12%11,303+92%Bottom 51%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 14%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209Bottom 24%—
PassMark12,592Bottom 24%17,824+42%Bottom 42%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980+7%Bottom 35%918Bottom 34%

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