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Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

Intel Pentium Silver N6000
31.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
48.9Inno Score
22.9Single-core46.3
20.9Multi-core42.8
82.2Efficiencyspec-based79.3
22iGPU44.8
24.4Platformspec-based39.4
2 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N600010 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 48.9 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+23) and iGPU (+23). Intel Pentium Silver N6000 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000

  • 74% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 23 W
  • 10% higher Boost clock: 3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 46 vs 23
  • Stronger multi-core score: 43 vs 21
  • Stronger iGPU score: 45 vs 22
  • 463% higher PassMark: 16,386 vs 2,908
  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB

General

General comparison: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Pentium Silver N6000Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Announced20212025
Process10 nm4 nm+60%
Base TDP6 W+74%23 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Pentium Silver N6000Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Cores48+100%
Performance cores08
Efficiency cores4—
Threads48+100%
Base clock1.1 GHz3 GHz+173%
Boost clock3.3 GHz+10%3 GHz
L3 cache4 MB6 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Pentium Silver N6000Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics (32 EU)Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
iGPU clock850 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Pentium Silver N6000Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Memory supportDDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory16 GB64 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
SpecIntel Pentium Silver N6000Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,150Bottom 27%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—10,800Bottom 45%
Cinebench R23 (single)669Bottom 4%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)1,730Bottom 4%—
PassMark2,908Bottom 3%16,386+463%Bottom 36%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)329Bottom 6%917+179%Bottom 33%

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