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Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

Intel Core i7-12800HX
59.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
59.4Inno Score
71Single-core68.6
60.3Multi-core45.6
28.9Efficiencyspec-based93.3
66.7Platformspec-based42.4
8 spec wins — Intel Core i7-12800HX3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core i7-12800HX scores 59.1 against 59.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-12800HX

  • Stronger multi-core score: 60 vs 46
  • 614% higher Max TDP: 157 W vs 22 W
  • 317% higher L3 cache: 25 MB vs 6 MB
  • 300% higher threads: 24 vs 6
  • 167% higher cores: 16 vs 6

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

  • 70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-12800HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-12800HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Announced20222026
Process10 nm3 nm+70%
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP157 W+614%22 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-12800HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-12800HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Cores16+167%6
Performance cores8+33%6
Efficiency cores80
Threads24+300%6
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock4.8 GHz+20%4 GHz
L3 cache25 MB+317%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-12800HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-12800HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics (32 EU)Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock1,450 MHz910 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-12800HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-12800HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Memory supportDDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory128 GB128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-12800HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-12800HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—3,209Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—12,011Top 47%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,812Top 43%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)22,456Top 15%—
PassMark30,964+78%Top 25%17,441Bottom 27%
PassMark (single thread)3,667Bottom 51%4,004+9%Top 25%

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