Skip to content
InnoReviews

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

WINNER
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
53.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
50.6Inno Score
60.7Single-core51.7
37.5Multi-core44.4
81.9Efficiencyspec-based88.6
—iGPU44.8
51.8Platformspec-based29.1
5 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 125U5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U wins this laptop processor face-off, 53.7 to 50.6, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+9). Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

  • Stronger single-core score: 61 vs 52
  • 100% higher L3 cache: 12 MB vs 6 MB
  • 90% higher Max TDP: 57 W vs 30 W
  • 75% higher threads: 14 vs 8
  • 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8

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

  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 38
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 146% higher Base clock: 3.2 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 125UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Announced20232024
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP57 W+90%30 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 125UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Cores12+50%8
Performance cores28+300%
Efficiency cores10—
Threads14+75%8
Base clock1.3 GHz3.2 GHz+146%
Boost clock4.3 GHz+26%3.4 GHz
L3 cache12 MB+100%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 125UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
iGPUIntel Graphics (4 Xe)Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock1,850 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 125UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory96 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 125UQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,408Bottom 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—11,303Bottom 51%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,566Bottom 38%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,593Bottom 35%—
PassMark16,674Bottom 38%17,824+7%Bottom 42%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—918Bottom 34%

Related comparisons

Intel Core Ultra 5 125Uvs Intel Core Ultra 5 226VVSIntel Core Ultra 5 125Uvs AMD Ryzen 7 7735HSVSIntel Core Ultra 5 125Uvs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100VSIntel Core Ultra 5 125Uvs Intel Core i9-12900HKVSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100vs AMD Ryzen 7 6800HVSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100vs Apple M2 (8-core)VSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100vs Intel Core i5-1335UVSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100vs Intel Core i7-1260PVS

Try another matchup