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

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

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U advantages: 150% higher Efficiency cores: 10 vs 4; 40% higher threads: 14 vs 10; 20% higher cores: 12 vs 10. Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 advantages: 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2; 183% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 12 MB; 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm; 33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB.

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

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

60.7Single-core—

37.5Multi-core—

81.9Efficiencyspec-based93.3

51.8Platformspec-based58.7

4 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 125U5 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 125U

150% higher Efficiency cores: 10 vs 4
40% higher threads: 14 vs 10
20% higher cores: 12 vs 10

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

200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
183% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 12 MB
57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm
33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB

General

General comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 5 125U	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced	2023	2026
Process	7 nm	3 nm+57%
Base TDP	15 W	—
Max TDP	57 W	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 5 125U	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores	12+20%	10
Performance cores	2	6+200%
Efficiency cores	10+150%	4
Threads	14+40%	10
Base clock	1.3 GHz	—
Boost clock	4.3 GHz+7%	4 GHz
L3 cache	12 MB	34 MB+183%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 5 125U	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPU	Intel Graphics (4 Xe)	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock	1,850 MHz	1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 5 125U	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 125U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 5 125U	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cinebench R23 (single)	1,566Bottom 38%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	9,593Bottom 35%	—
PassMark	16,674Bottom 38%	—

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