How do the scores compare?

There is no overall score comparison yet, because at least one of them still awaits benchmark results. On individual spec rows, Intel Core i5-12500H wins 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 wins 5.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core i5-12500H and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100?

Intel Core i5-12500H advantages: 100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4; 60% higher threads: 16 vs 10; 20% higher cores: 12 vs 10; 13% higher Boost clock: 4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz. Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 advantages: 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB; 89% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 18 MB; 70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm; 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4.

Intel Core i5-12500H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Intel

Intel Core i5-12500H

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

39.6Single-core—

31.6Multi-core—

40.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3

50.3iGPU—

53.8Platformspec-based58.7

4 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H

100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4
60% higher threads: 16 vs 10
20% higher cores: 12 vs 10
13% higher Boost clock: 4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz

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

100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
89% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 18 MB
70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm
50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4

General

General comparison: Intel Core i5-12500H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i5-12500H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced	2022	2026
Process	10 nm	3 nm+70%
Base TDP	45 W	—
Max TDP	95 W	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i5-12500H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i5-12500H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores	12+20%	10
Performance cores	4	6+50%
Efficiency cores	8+100%	4
Threads	16+60%	10
Base clock	2.5 GHz	—
Boost clock	4.5 GHz+13%	4 GHz
L3 cache	18 MB	34 MB+89%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i5-12500H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i5-12500H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPU	Intel Iris Xe (80 EU)	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock	1,300 MHz	1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i5-12500H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i5-12500H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory support	DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200	LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory	64 GB	128 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i5-12500H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i5-12500H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)	2,250Top 85%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	10,500Top 75%	—
Cinebench R23 (single)	1,655Top 75%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	13,500Top 70%	—
PassMark	22,600Top 75%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	1,175Top 74%	—

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