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Intel Core Ultra 7 356H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

WINNER
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
68.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
67.1Inno Score
80.3Single-core81.3
57.5Multi-core58
81.4Efficiencyspec-based93.3
70iGPU68
58.2Platformspec-based37.8
7 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 7 356H2 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core Ultra 7 356H scores 68.2 against 67.1 for Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core Ultra 7 356H edges ahead in iGPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

  • 100% higher Efficiency cores: 12 vs 6
  • 33% lower process: 2 nm vs 3 nm
  • 33% higher cores: 16 vs 12
  • 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12
  • 23% higher PassMark: 34,251 vs 27,909

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

  • 111% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4

General

General comparison: Intel Core Ultra 7 356H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 7 356HQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Announced20262025
Process2 nm+33%3 nm
Base TDP25 W—
Max TDP80 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 7 356H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 7 356HQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Cores16+33%12
Performance cores46+50%
Efficiency cores12+100%6
Threads16+33%12
Base clock1.9 GHz4 GHz+111%
Boost clock4.7 GHz4.7 GHz
L3 cache18 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core Ultra 7 356H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 7 356HQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
iGPUIntel Graphics (4 Xe3-cores)Qualcomm Adreno X2-85
iGPU clock2,450 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core Ultra 7 356H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 7 356HQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X, DDR5LPDDR5X-9523
Max memory128 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 7 356H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Core Ultra 7 356HQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—3,811Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—16,041Top 22%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,033Top 20%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)18,586Top 21%—
PassMark34,251+23%Top 19%27,909Top 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,846+9%Top 19%2,605Top 28%

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