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Intel Core i7-7500U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

Intel Core i7-7500U
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
50.6Inno Score
—Single-core51.7
20.9Multi-core44.4
66.4Efficiencyspec-based88.6
21.4iGPU44.8
28.9Platformspec-based29.1
1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-7500U9 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

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

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 21
  • Stronger iGPU score: 45 vs 21
  • 390% higher PassMark: 17,824 vs 3,636
  • 300% higher cores: 8 vs 2
  • 187% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 918 vs 320

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-7500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-7500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Announced20162024
Process14 nm4 nm+71%
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W30 W+20%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-7500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-7500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Cores28+300%
Performance cores—8
Threads48+100%
Base clock2.7 GHz3.2 GHz+19%
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 Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-7500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 620Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock1,050 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-7500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-7500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Memory supportDDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory32 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-7500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-7500UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,408Bottom 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—11,303Bottom 51%
PassMark3,636Bottom 5%17,824+390%Bottom 42%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)320Bottom 5%918+187%Bottom 34%

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