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Intel Core i7-6500U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

Intel Core i7-6500U
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
48.9Inno Score
—Single-core46.3
20.4Multi-core42.8
66.4Efficiencyspec-based79.3
20iGPU44.8
28.9Platformspec-based39.4
2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U9 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-6500U 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 i7-6500U

  • 35% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 23 W

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

  • Stronger multi-core score: 43 vs 20
  • Stronger iGPU score: 45 vs 20
  • 400% higher PassMark: 16,386 vs 3,276
  • 300% higher cores: 8 vs 2
  • 249% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 917 vs 263

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Announced20152025
Process14 nm4 nm+71%
Base TDP15 W+35%23 W
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Cores28+300%
Performance cores—8
Threads48+100%
Base clock2.5 GHz3 GHz+20%
Boost clock3.1 GHz+3%3 GHz
L3 cache4 MB6 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 520Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock1,050 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Memory supportDDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory32 GB64 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,150Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—10,800Bottom 45%
PassMark3,276Bottom 4%16,386+400%Bottom 36%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)263Bottom 4%917+249%Bottom 33%

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