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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
61.2Inno Score
37.7Single-core62.7
31.8Multi-core47.4
81.9Efficiencyspec-based93.3
46.3iGPU—
36.9Platformspec-based58.7
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U8 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 61.2 to 43, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+25) 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

  • 20% higher threads: 12 vs 10

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 63 vs 38
  • Stronger multi-core score: 47 vs 32
  • 325% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 8 MB
  • 143% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 14,277 vs 5,872
  • 115% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,265 vs 1,517

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced20212026
Process7 nm3 nm+57%
Base TDP15 W—
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores610+67%
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores—4
Threads12+20%10
Base clock2.1 GHz—
Boost clock4 GHz4 GHz
L3 cache8 MB34 MB+325%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock1,800 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory—128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517Bottom 9%3,265+115%Top 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872Bottom 12%14,277+143%Top 29%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 14%1,390+19%Bottom 21%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209Bottom 24%9,777+36%Bottom 37%
PassMark12,592Bottom 24%—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%—

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