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 i7-1255U wins 3 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 wins 5.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core i7-1255U and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100?

Intel Core i7-1255U advantages: 100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4; 20% higher threads: 12 vs 10; 18% higher Boost clock: 4.7 GHz vs 4 GHz. Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 advantages: 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2; 183% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 12 MB; 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB; 70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm.

Intel Core i7-1255U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Intel

Intel Core i7-1255U

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

35.6Single-core—

20Multi-core—

75.3Efficiencyspec-based93.3

55.7iGPU—

47.7Platformspec-based58.7

3 spec wins — Intel Core i7-1255U5 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 i7-1255U

100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4
20% higher threads: 12 vs 10
18% higher Boost clock: 4.7 GHz vs 4 GHz

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

200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
183% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 12 MB
100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-1255U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i7-1255U	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced	2022	2026
Process	10 nm	3 nm+70%
Base TDP	15 W	—
Max TDP	55 W	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-1255U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i7-1255U	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores	10	10
Performance cores	2	6+200%
Efficiency cores	8+100%	4
Threads	12+20%	10
Base clock	1.7 GHz	—
Boost clock	4.7 GHz+18%	4 GHz
L3 cache	12 MB	34 MB+183%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-1255U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i7-1255U	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPU	Intel Iris Xe (96 EU)	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock	1,250 MHz	1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-1255U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i7-1255U	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory support	LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4X-4267	LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory	64 GB	128 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-1255U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i7-1255U	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)	2,130Top 91%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	6,600Top 96%	—
Cinebench R23 (single)	1,600Top 80%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	6,800Top 97%	—
PassMark	13,000Top 94%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	1,496Top 60%	—

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