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Intel Core Ultra 7 268V vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
58.7Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
59.4Inno Score
66.9Single-core68.6
42.7Multi-core45.6
88.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
76.9iGPU—
40.3Platformspec-based42.4
8 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 7 268V5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core Ultra 7 268V scores 58.7 against 59.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100 edges ahead in multi-core and single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 7 268V

  • 100% higher L3 cache: 12 MB vs 6 MB
  • 68% higher Max TDP: 37 W vs 22 W
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher threads: 8 vs 6
  • 25% higher Boost clock: 5 GHz vs 4 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

  • 300% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 32 GB
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
  • 15% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,209 vs 2,797

General

General comparison: Intel Core Ultra 7 268V versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 7 268VQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Announced20242026
Process3 nm3 nm
Base TDP17 W—
Max TDP37 W+68%22 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 7 268V versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 7 268VQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores46+50%
Efficiency cores40
Threads8+33%6
Base clock2.2 GHz—
Boost clock5 GHz+25%4 GHz
L3 cache12 MB+100%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core Ultra 7 268V versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 7 268VQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
iGPUIntel Arc 140VQualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock2,000 MHz910 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core Ultra 7 268V versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 7 268VQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8533 (on-package)LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory32 GB128 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 7 268V versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 7 268VQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,797Top 27%3,209+15%Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,073Bottom 49%12,011+8%Top 45%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,934Top 26%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,561Bottom 41%—
PassMark19,303+11%Bottom 49%17,441Bottom 37%
PassMark (single thread)4,052+1%Top 23%4,004Top 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,883Top 6%—

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