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Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

WINNER
Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus
58.3Inno Score
VS
Q
39.4Inno Score
—Single-core31.7
—Multi-core31.2
44.4Efficiency79.3
—iGPU28
72.1Platform39.4
6 spec wins — Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus wins this laptop processor face-off, 58.3 to 39.4, pulling ahead mainly in platform (+33). Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus

  • Stronger platform score: 72 vs 39
  • 500% higher L3 cache: 36 MB vs 6 MB
  • 200% higher cores: 24 vs 8
  • 200% higher threads: 24 vs 8
  • 200% higher Max memory: 192 GB vs 64 GB

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

  • Stronger efficiency score: 79 vs 44
  • 58% lower Base TDP: 23 W vs 55 W

General

General comparison: Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Arrow Lake HX PlusQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Announced20252025
Process3 nm+25%4 nm
Base TDP55 W23 W+58%
Max TDP160 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Arrow Lake HX PlusQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Cores24+200%8
Performance cores88
Efficiency cores16—
Threads24+200%8
Base clock2.8 GHz3 GHz+7%
Boost clock5.5 GHz+83%3 GHz
L3 cache36 MB+500%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Arrow Lake HX PlusQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
iGPUIntel Graphics (4 Xe-cores)Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock—1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Arrow Lake HX PlusQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Memory supportDDR5-6400LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory192 GB+200%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Arrow Lake HX PlusQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,150Top 91%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—10,800Top 74%

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