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Intel Core Ultra 5 225H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
60.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
61.2Inno Score
66.7Single-core62.7
49.4Multi-core47.4
75.7Efficiencyspec-based93.3
66iGPU—
56.8Platformspec-based58.7
6 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 225H5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H scores 60.4 against 61.2 for Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 225H

  • Stronger single-core score: 67 vs 63
  • 150% higher Efficiency cores: 10 vs 4
  • 50% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 14,630 vs 9,777
  • 42% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,969 vs 1,390
  • 40% higher cores: 14 vs 10

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

  • 89% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 18 MB
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
  • 20% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,265 vs 2,727
  • 17% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 14,277 vs 12,222

General

General comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 225HQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced20252026
Process3 nm3 nm
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP115 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 225HQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores14+40%10
Performance cores46+50%
Efficiency cores10+150%4
Threads14+40%10
Base clock1.7 GHz—
Boost clock4.9 GHz+23%4 GHz
L3 cache18 MB34 MB+89%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 225HQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPUIntel Arc 130TQualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 225HQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8400 / DDR5-6400LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory128 GB128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 5 225H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 5 225HQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,727Top 35%3,265+20%Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,222Top 42%14,277+17%Top 27%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,969+42%Top 19%1,390Bottom 18%
Cinebench R23 (multi)14,630+50%Top 36%9,777Bottom 33%
PassMark28,049Top 27%—
PassMark (single thread)4,248Top 15%—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,378Top 36%—

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