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 i5-13420H wins 2 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 wins 6.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core i5-13420H and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100?

Intel Core i5-13420H advantages: 20% higher threads: 12 vs 10; 15% higher Boost clock: 4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz. Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 advantages: 183% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 12 MB; 70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm; 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4; 33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB; 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8.

Intel Core i5-13420H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Intel

Intel Core i5-13420H

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

56Single-core—

38.3Multi-core—

40.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3

42.1iGPU—

50.3Platformspec-based58.7

2 spec wins — Intel Core i5-13420H6 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 i5-13420H

20% higher threads: 12 vs 10
15% higher Boost clock: 4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz

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

183% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 12 MB
70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm
50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB
25% higher cores: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: Intel Core i5-13420H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i5-13420H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced	2023	2026
Process	10 nm	3 nm+70%
Base TDP	45 W	—
Max TDP	115 W	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i5-13420H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i5-13420H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores	8	10+25%
Performance cores	4	6+50%
Efficiency cores	4	4
Threads	12+20%	10
Base clock	2.1 GHz	—
Boost clock	4.6 GHz+15%	4 GHz
L3 cache	12 MB	34 MB+183%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i5-13420H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i5-13420H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPU	Intel UHD Graphics (48 EU)	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock	1,400 MHz	1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i5-13420H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i5-13420H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory support	DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267	LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory	96 GB	128 GB+33%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i5-13420H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i5-13420H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)	2,273Bottom 35%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	8,158Bottom 26%	—
Cinebench R23 (single)	1,681Bottom 50%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	10,679Bottom 44%	—
PassMark	16,769Bottom 38%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	812Bottom 32%	—

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