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 X9 388H wins 5 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 wins 3.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core Ultra X9 388H and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100?

Intel Core Ultra X9 388H 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; 27% higher Boost clock: 5.1 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; 33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB.

Intel Core Ultra X9 388H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Intel

Intel Core Ultra X9 388H

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

71.7Single-core—

53.3Multi-core—

81.4Efficiencyspec-based93.3

88.3iGPU—

56.4Platformspec-based58.7

5 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra X9 388H3 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 X9 388H

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
27% higher Boost clock: 5.1 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
33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB

General

General comparison: Intel Core Ultra X9 388H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra X9 388H	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 X9 388H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra X9 388H	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	5.1 GHz+27%	4 GHz
L3 cache	18 MB	34 MB+89%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core Ultra X9 388H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra X9 388H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPU	Intel Arc B390	Qualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock	2,500 MHz	1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core Ultra X9 388H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra X9 388H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory support	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory	96 GB	128 GB+33%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core Ultra X9 388H versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Spec	Intel Core Ultra X9 388H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)	3,038Top 25%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	17,395Top 22%	—
Cinebench R23 (single)	2,201Top 11%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	18,911Top 31%	—
PassMark	36,347Top 28%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	6,501Top 4%	—

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