Intel Core Ultra 9 386H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon C
70.3Single-core—
60Multi-core—
81.4Efficiencyspec-based73.3
70iGPU—
58.2Platformspec-based28.9
4 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 386H0 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon C
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon C 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
- 100% higher cores: 16 vs 8
- 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
- 67% lower process: 2 nm vs 6 nm
- 63% higher Boost clock: 4.9 GHz vs 3 GHz
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon C
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2026 |
| Process | 2 nm+67% | 6 nm |
| Base TDP | 25 W | — |
| Max TDP | 80 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+100% | 8 |
| Performance cores | 4 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 12 | — |
| Threads | 16+100% | 8 |
| Base clock | 2.1 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 4.9 GHz+63% | 3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 18 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel Graphics (4 Xe3-cores) | Qualcomm Adreno A643 |
| iGPU clock | 2,500 MHz | 900 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X, DDR5 | — |
| Max memory | 128 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,876Top 21% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 16,298Top 18% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,069Top 14% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 19,307Top 18% | — |
| PassMark | 36,060Top 16% | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 2,846Top 21% | — |
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