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Intel Core i7-6500U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Intel Core i7-6500U
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
—Inno Score
20.4Multi-core—
66.4Efficiencyspec-based93.3
20iGPU—
28.9Platformspec-based58.7
0 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-6500U and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 lack 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 Plus X2P-64-100

  • 750% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 4 MB
  • 400% higher cores: 10 vs 2
  • 300% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 32 GB
  • 150% higher threads: 10 vs 4
  • 79% lower process: 3 nm vs 14 nm

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced20152026+1%
Process14 nm3 nm+79%
Base TDP15 W—
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores210+400%
Performance cores—6
Efficiency cores—4
Threads410+150%
Base clock2.5 GHz—
Boost clock3.1 GHz4 GHz+29%
L3 cache4 MB34 MB+750%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 520Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock1,050 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory supportDDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory32 GB128 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core i7-6500UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
PassMark3,276Bottom 4%—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)263Bottom 4%—

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