How do the scores compare?

There is no overall score comparison yet, because at least one of them still awaits benchmark results. On individual spec rows, Intel Core i9-12900HK wins 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 wins 4.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core i9-12900HK and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100?

Intel Core i9-12900HK advantages: 100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4; 100% higher threads: 20 vs 10; 40% higher cores: 14 vs 10; 25% higher Boost clock: 5 GHz vs 4 GHz. Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 advantages: 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB; 70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm; 42% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 24 MB.

Intel Core i9-12900HK vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Intel

Intel Core i9-12900HK

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

48.3Single-core—

40.9Multi-core—

40.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3

55.7iGPU—

59Platformspec-based58.7

4 spec wins — Intel Core i9-12900HK4 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 i9-12900HK

100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4
100% higher threads: 20 vs 10
40% higher cores: 14 vs 10
25% higher Boost clock: 5 GHz vs 4 GHz

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

100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
70% lower process: 3 nm vs 10 nm
42% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 24 MB

General

General comparison: Intel Core i9-12900HK versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i9-12900HK	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced	2022	2026
Process	10 nm	3 nm+70%
Base TDP	45 W	—
Max TDP	115 W	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i9-12900HK versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i9-12900HK	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores	14+40%	10
Performance cores	6	6
Efficiency cores	8+100%	4
Threads	20+100%	10
Base clock	2.5 GHz	—
Boost clock	5 GHz+25%	4 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB	34 MB+42%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i9-12900HK versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i9-12900HK	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPU	Intel Iris Xe (96 EU)	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock	1,450 MHz	1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i9-12900HK versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i9-12900HK	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory support	DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200	LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory	64 GB	128 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i9-12900HK versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core i9-12900HK	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)	2,450Top 66%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	12,700Top 54%	—
Cinebench R23 (single)	1,810Top 50%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	17,600Top 37%	—
PassMark	28,200Top 53%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	1,496Top 60%	—

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