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Intel Core i7-7500U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

Intel Core i7-7500U
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
55.1Inno Score
—Single-core51.6
20.9Multi-core52.1
66.4Efficiencyspec-based79.3
21.4iGPU57.4
28.9Platformspec-based42.4
2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-7500U10 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-7500U 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 i7-7500U

  • 35% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 23 W

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

  • Stronger multi-core score: 52 vs 21
  • Stronger iGPU score: 57 vs 21
  • 524% higher PassMark: 22,695 vs 3,636
  • 500% higher cores: 12 vs 2
  • 405% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 1,616 vs 320

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-7500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecIntel Core i7-7500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Announced20162023
Process14 nm4 nm+71%
Base TDP15 W+35%23 W
Max TDP25 W80 W+220%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-7500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecIntel Core i7-7500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Cores212+500%
Performance cores—12
Threads412+200%
Base clock2.7 GHz3.4 GHz+26%
Boost clock3.5 GHz+3%3.4 GHz
L3 cache4 MB6 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-7500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecIntel Core i7-7500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 620Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
iGPU clock1,050 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-7500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecIntel Core i7-7500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Memory supportDDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory32 GB64 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-7500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecIntel Core i7-7500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,400Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—14,200Top 31%
PassMark3,636Bottom 5%22,695+524%Top 42%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)320Bottom 5%1,616+405%Top 39%

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