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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
67.1Inno Score
37.7Single-core81.3
31.8Multi-core58
81.9Efficiencyspec-based93.3
46.3iGPU68
36.9Platformspec-based37.8
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U9 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 67.1 to 43, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+44) and multi-core (+26). 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

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 81 vs 38
  • Stronger multi-core score: 58 vs 32
  • Stronger iGPU score: 68 vs 46
  • 173% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 16,041 vs 5,872
  • 166% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,605 vs 980

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Announced20212025
Process7 nm3 nm+57%
Base TDP15 W—
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Cores612+100%
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores—6
Threads1212
Base clock2.1 GHz4 GHz+90%
Boost clock4 GHz4.7 GHz+18%
L3 cache8 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Qualcomm Adreno X2-85
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5X-9523

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517Bottom 9%3,811+151%Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872Bottom 12%16,041+173%Top 21%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 14%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209Bottom 24%—
PassMark12,592Bottom 24%27,909+122%Top 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%2,605+166%Top 28%

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