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Intel Core i7-8650U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

Intel Core i7-8650U
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
50.6Inno Score
—Single-core51.7
24.3Multi-core44.4
66.4Efficiencyspec-based88.6
25.8iGPU44.8
37.2Platformspec-based29.1
2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8650U8 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-8650U 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 i7-8650U

  • 33% higher L3 cache: 8 MB vs 6 MB
  • 24% higher Boost clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

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

  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 24
  • Stronger iGPU score: 45 vs 26
  • 189% higher PassMark: 17,824 vs 6,170
  • 136% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 918 vs 389
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm 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 i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Cores48+100%
Performance cores48+100%
Efficiency cores0—
Threads88
Base clock1.9 GHz3.2 GHz+68%
Boost clock4.2 GHz+24%3.4 GHz
L3 cache8 MB+33%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock1,150 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Memory supportDDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory32 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,408Bottom 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—11,303Bottom 51%
PassMark6,170Bottom 11%17,824+189%Bottom 42%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)389Bottom 8%918+136%Bottom 34%

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