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 Ultra 5 125H wins 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 wins 5.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100?

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H advantages: 150% higher Efficiency cores: 10 vs 4; 80% higher threads: 18 vs 10; 40% higher cores: 14 vs 10; 13% higher Boost clock: 4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz. Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 advantages: 89% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 18 MB; 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm; 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4; 33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB.

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

39.3Single-core—

33.4Multi-core—

66.9Efficiencyspec-based93.3

70.2iGPU—

57.9Platformspec-based58.7

4 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 125H5 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 Ultra 5 125H

150% higher Efficiency cores: 10 vs 4
80% higher threads: 18 vs 10
40% higher cores: 14 vs 10
13% higher Boost clock: 4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz

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

89% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 18 MB
57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm
50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB

General

General comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced	2023	2026
Process	7 nm	3 nm+57%
Base TDP	28 W	—
Max TDP	115 W	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores	14+40%	10
Performance cores	4	6+50%
Efficiency cores	10+150%	4
Threads	18+80%	10
Base clock	1.2 GHz	—
Boost clock	4.5 GHz+13%	4 GHz
L3 cache	18 MB	34 MB+89%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPU	Intel Arc Graphics (7 Xe)	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock	2,200 MHz	1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory support	LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600	LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory	96 GB	128 GB+33%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)	2,240Top 86%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	11,100Top 69%	—
Cinebench R23 (single)	1,650Top 77%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	13,500Top 70%	—
PassMark	24,400Top 65%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	2,881Top 29%	—

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