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Intel Core i7-8650U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

Intel Core i7-8650U
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
67.1Inno Score
—Single-core81.3
24.3Multi-core58
66.4Efficiencyspec-based93.3
25.8iGPU68
37.2Platformspec-based37.8
0 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8650U10 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

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

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

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

  • Stronger multi-core score: 58 vs 24
  • Stronger iGPU score: 68 vs 26
  • 570% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,605 vs 389
  • 352% higher PassMark: 27,909 vs 6,170
  • 200% higher cores: 12 vs 4

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Announced20172025
Process14 nm3 nm+79%
Base TDP15 W—
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Cores412+200%
Performance cores46+50%
Efficiency cores06
Threads812+50%
Base clock1.9 GHz4 GHz+111%
Boost clock4.2 GHz4.7 GHz+12%
L3 cache8 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620Qualcomm Adreno X2-85
iGPU clock1,150 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Memory supportDDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133LPDDR5X-9523
Max memory32 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-8650U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core i7-8650UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—3,811Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—16,041Top 22%
PassMark6,170Bottom 11%27,909+352%Top 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)389Bottom 8%2,605+570%Top 28%

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