Skip to content
InnoReviews

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

WINNER
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
53.7Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
48.9Inno Score
60.7Single-core46.3
37.5Multi-core42.8
81.9Efficiencyspec-based79.3
—iGPU44.8
51.8Platformspec-based39.4
7 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 125U4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U wins this laptop processor face-off, 53.7 to 48.9, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+14). Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 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 46
  • 100% higher L3 cache: 12 MB vs 6 MB
  • 75% higher threads: 14 vs 8
  • 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8
  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB

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

  • Stronger multi-core score: 43 vs 38
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 131% higher Base clock: 3 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 X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 125UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Announced20232025
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
Base TDP15 W+35%23 W
Max TDP57 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 125UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Cores12+50%8
Performance cores28+300%
Efficiency cores10—
Threads14+75%8
Base clock1.3 GHz3 GHz+131%
Boost clock4.3 GHz+43%3 GHz
L3 cache12 MB+100%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 125UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
iGPUIntel Graphics (4 Xe)Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock1,850 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 125UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 125UQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,150Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—10,800Bottom 45%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,566Bottom 38%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,593Bottom 35%—
PassMark16,674+2%Bottom 38%16,386Bottom 36%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—917Bottom 33%

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 X1-26-100vs AMD Ryzen 5 7530UVSQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100vs Intel Core i7-1255UVSQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800UVSQualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100vs Intel Core i5-1340PVS

Try another matchup