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Intel Core i7-6500U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

Intel Core i7-6500U
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
67.1Inno Score
—Single-core81.3
20.4Multi-core58
66.4Efficiencyspec-based93.3
20iGPU68
28.9Platformspec-based37.8
0 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U8 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

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

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

  • Stronger multi-core score: 58 vs 20
  • Stronger iGPU score: 68 vs 20
  • 890% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,605 vs 263
  • 752% higher PassMark: 27,909 vs 3,276
  • 500% higher cores: 12 vs 2

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Announced20152025
Process14 nm3 nm+79%
Base TDP15 W—
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Cores212+500%
Performance cores—6
Efficiency cores—6
Threads412+200%
Base clock2.5 GHz4 GHz+60%
Boost clock3.1 GHz4.7 GHz+52%
L3 cache4 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 520Qualcomm Adreno X2-85
iGPU clock1,050 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Memory supportDDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600LPDDR5X-9523
Max memory32 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—3,811Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—16,041Top 22%
PassMark3,276Bottom 4%27,909+752%Top 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)263Bottom 4%2,605+890%Top 28%

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