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Intel Core i7-8550U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Intel Core i7-8550U
35.9Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
—Inno Score
37.7Single-core—
23.8Multi-core—
66.4Efficiencyspec-based93.3
25.8iGPU—
37.2Platformspec-based58.7
0 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8550U6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 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 i7-8550U

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

  • 325% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 8 MB
  • 300% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 32 GB
  • 150% higher cores: 10 vs 4
  • 79% lower process: 3 nm vs 14 nm
  • 25% higher threads: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced20172026
Process14 nm3 nm+79%
Base TDP15 W—
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores410+150%
Performance cores—6
Efficiency cores—4
Threads810+25%
Base clock1.8 GHz—
Boost clock4 GHz4 GHz
L3 cache8 MB34 MB+325%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock1,150 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory supportDDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory32 GB128 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-8550U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8550UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cinebench R23 (single)1,021Bottom 10%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)2,914Bottom 6%—
PassMark5,794Bottom 8%—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)389Bottom 8%—

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