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Intel Core 5 120U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

WINNER
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
50.6Inno Score
59.8Single-core51.7
36.2Multi-core44.4
75.3Efficiencyspec-based88.6
—iGPU44.8
50.3Platformspec-based29.1
6 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core 5 120U scores 51.6 against 50.6 for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core 5 120U edges ahead in single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 52
  • 100% higher L3 cache: 12 MB vs 6 MB
  • 83% higher Max TDP: 55 W vs 30 W
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8
  • 47% higher Boost clock: 5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

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

  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 36
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 129% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 25% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 11,303 vs 9,070

General

General comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core 5 120UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Announced20242024
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP55 W+83%30 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core 5 120UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Cores10+25%8
Performance cores28+300%
Efficiency cores8—
Threads12+50%8
Base clock1.4 GHz3.2 GHz+129%
Boost clock5 GHz+47%3.4 GHz
L3 cache12 MB+100%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core 5 120UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
iGPUIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock1,300 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core 5 120UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory96 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core 5 120UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,469+3%Bottom 50%2,408Bottom 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,070Bottom 33%11,303+25%Bottom 51%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,757Top 45%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,659Bottom 19%—
PassMark14,877Bottom 30%17,824+20%Bottom 42%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—918Bottom 34%

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