Skip to content
InnoReviews

Intel Core i7-8550U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

Intel Core i7-8550U
35.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
50.6Inno Score
37.7Single-core51.7
23.8Multi-core44.4
66.4Efficiencyspec-based88.6
25.8iGPU44.8
37.2Platformspec-based29.1
2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8550U7 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.6 to 35.9, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+21) and iGPU (+19). Intel Core i7-8550U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8550U

  • 33% higher L3 cache: 8 MB vs 6 MB
  • 18% higher Boost clock: 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

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

  • Stronger single-core score: 52 vs 38
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 24
  • Stronger iGPU score: 45 vs 26
  • 208% higher PassMark: 17,824 vs 5,794
  • 136% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 918 vs 389

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Announced20172024
Process14 nm4 nm+71%
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP25 W30 W+20%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Cores48+100%
Performance cores—8
Threads88
Base clock1.8 GHz3.2 GHz+78%
Boost clock4 GHz+18%3.4 GHz
L3 cache8 MB+33%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock1,150 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Memory supportDDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory32 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,408Bottom 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—11,303Bottom 51%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,021Bottom 10%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)2,914Bottom 6%—
PassMark5,794Bottom 8%17,824+208%Bottom 42%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)389Bottom 8%918+136%Bottom 34%

Related comparisons

Intel Core i7-8550Uvs Intel Core i5-10210UVSIntel Core i7-8550Uvs Intel Core i7-10710UVSIntel Core i7-8550Uvs Intel Core i3-N305VSIntel Core i7-8550Uvs Intel Core i7-10510UVSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800HVSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100vs Apple M2 (8-core)VSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100vs Intel Core i5-1335UVSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100vs Intel Core i7-1260PVS

Try another matchup