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 9 185H wins 4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 wins 4.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100?

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H advantages: 150% higher Efficiency cores: 10 vs 4; 120% higher threads: 22 vs 10; 60% higher cores: 16 vs 10; 27% higher Boost clock: 5.1 GHz vs 4 GHz. Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 advantages: 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm; 42% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 24 MB; 33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB.

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

47.3Single-core—

42.6Multi-core—

47.1Efficiencyspec-based93.3

72.7iGPU—

63.1Platformspec-based58.7

4 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 185H4 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 9 185H

150% higher Efficiency cores: 10 vs 4
120% higher threads: 22 vs 10
60% higher cores: 16 vs 10
27% higher Boost clock: 5.1 GHz vs 4 GHz

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

57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm
42% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 24 MB
33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB

General

General comparison: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced	2024	2026
Process	7 nm	3 nm+57%
Base TDP	45 W	—
Max TDP	115 W	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores	16+60%	10
Performance cores	6	6
Efficiency cores	10+150%	4
Threads	22+120%	10
Base clock	2.3 GHz	—
Boost clock	5.1 GHz+27%	4 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB	34 MB+42%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPU	Intel Arc Graphics (8 Xe)	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock	2,350 MHz	1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H	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 9 185H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)	2,430Top 69%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	13,400Top 46%	—
Cinebench R23 (single)	1,790Top 55%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	17,300Top 39%	—
PassMark	30,100Top 46%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	3,225Top 20%	—

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