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Intel Core i7-8650U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

Intel Core i7-8650U
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
48.9Inno Score
—Single-core46.3
24.3Multi-core42.8
66.4Efficiencyspec-based79.3
25.8iGPU44.8
37.2Platformspec-based39.4
3 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8650U8 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

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

  • 40% higher Boost clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • 35% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 23 W
  • 33% higher L3 cache: 8 MB vs 6 MB

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

  • Stronger multi-core score: 43 vs 24
  • Stronger iGPU score: 45 vs 26
  • 166% higher PassMark: 16,386 vs 6,170
  • 136% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 917 vs 389
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Announced20172025
Process14 nm4 nm+71%
Base TDP15 W+35%23 W
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Cores48+100%
Performance cores48+100%
Efficiency cores0—
Threads88
Base clock1.9 GHz3 GHz+58%
Boost clock4.2 GHz+40%3 GHz
L3 cache8 MB+33%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock1,150 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Memory supportDDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory32 GB64 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,150Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—10,800Bottom 45%
PassMark6,170Bottom 11%16,386+166%Bottom 36%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)389Bottom 8%917+136%Bottom 33%

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