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Intel Core 5 120U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

WINNER
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
48.9Inno Score
59.8Single-core46.3
36.2Multi-core42.8
75.3Efficiencyspec-based79.3
—iGPU44.8
50.3Platformspec-based39.4
7 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core 5 120U wins this laptop processor face-off, 51.6 to 48.9, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+14). 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 Core 5 120U

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 46
  • 100% higher L3 cache: 12 MB vs 6 MB
  • 67% higher Boost clock: 5 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8
  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB

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

  • Stronger multi-core score: 43 vs 36
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 114% higher Base clock: 3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 19% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 10,800 vs 9,070

General

General comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core 5 120UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Announced20242025
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
Base TDP15 W+35%23 W
Max TDP55 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core 5 120UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Cores10+25%8
Performance cores28+300%
Efficiency cores8—
Threads12+50%8
Base clock1.4 GHz3 GHz+114%
Boost clock5 GHz+67%3 GHz
L3 cache12 MB+100%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core 5 120UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
iGPUIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock1,300 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core 5 120UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 5 120U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core 5 120UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,469+15%Bottom 50%2,150Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)9,070Bottom 33%10,800+19%Bottom 45%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,757Top 45%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,659Bottom 19%—
PassMark14,877Bottom 30%16,386+10%Bottom 36%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—917Bottom 33%

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