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 386H wins 5 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 wins 2.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core Ultra 9 386H and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100?

Intel Core Ultra 9 386H advantages: 200% higher Efficiency cores: 12 vs 4; 60% higher cores: 16 vs 10; 60% higher threads: 16 vs 10; 33% lower process: 2 nm vs 3 nm; 23% higher Boost clock: 4.9 GHz vs 4 GHz. Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 advantages: 89% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 18 MB; 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4.

Intel Core Ultra 9 386H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 386H

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

64.5Single-core—

51.6Multi-core—

81.4Efficiencyspec-based93.3

70iGPU—

58.2Platformspec-based58.7

5 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 386H2 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 386H

200% higher Efficiency cores: 12 vs 4
60% higher cores: 16 vs 10
60% higher threads: 16 vs 10
33% lower process: 2 nm vs 3 nm
23% higher Boost clock: 4.9 GHz vs 4 GHz

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

General

General comparison: Intel Core Ultra 9 386H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 9 386H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced	2026	2026
Process	2 nm+33%	3 nm
Base TDP	25 W	—
Max TDP	80 W	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 9 386H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 9 386H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores	16+60%	10
Performance cores	4	6+50%
Efficiency cores	12+200%	4
Threads	16+60%	10
Base clock	2.1 GHz	—
Boost clock	4.9 GHz+23%	4 GHz
L3 cache	18 MB	34 MB+89%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core Ultra 9 386H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 9 386H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPU	Intel Graphics (4 Xe3-cores)	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock	2,500 MHz	1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core Ultra 9 386H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 9 386H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory support	LPDDR5X, DDR5	LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory	128 GB	128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core Ultra 9 386H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra 9 386H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)	2,876Top 33%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	16,298Top 30%	—
Cinebench R23 (single)	2,069Top 28%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	19,307Top 30%	—
PassMark	36,060Top 34%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	2,846Top 30%	—

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