Intel Core Ultra 5 225U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100
58.1Single-core—
41.5Multi-core—
90.8Efficiencyspec-based93.3
59.8iGPU—
53.6Platformspec-based55.6
3 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 225U1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100 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 225U
- 67% higher Efficiency cores: 10 vs 6
- 17% higher threads: 14 vs 12
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100
- 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
General
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2025 |
| Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | — |
| Max TDP | 57 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Performance cores | 2 | 6+200% |
| Efficiency cores | 10+67% | 6 |
| Threads | 14+17% | 12 |
| Base clock | 1.5 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 4.8 GHz+2% | 4.7 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel Graphics (4 Xe-cores) | Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 |
| iGPU clock | 2,000 MHz | 1,700 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5/X-8400 / DDR5-6400 | LPDDR5x-9523 |
| Max memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,373Bottom 30% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 9,887Bottom 37% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,731Bottom 44% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 11,844Bottom 48% | — |
| PassMark | 17,659Bottom 36% | — |
| PassMark (single thread) | 3,558Bottom 46% | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 1,804Top 48% | — |
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