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Intel Pentium Silver N6000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

Intel Pentium Silver N6000
31.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
67.1Inno Score
22.9Single-core81.3
20.9Multi-core58
82.2Efficiencyspec-based93.3
22iGPU68
24.4Platformspec-based37.8
0 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N600010 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 67.1 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+58) and iGPU (+46). 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

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 81 vs 23
  • Stronger multi-core score: 58 vs 21
  • Stronger iGPU score: 68 vs 22
  • 860% higher PassMark: 27,909 vs 2,908
  • 692% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,605 vs 329

General

General comparison: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Pentium Silver N6000Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Announced20212025
Process10 nm3 nm+70%
Base TDP6 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Pentium Silver N6000Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Cores412+200%
Performance cores06
Efficiency cores46+50%
Threads412+200%
Base clock1.1 GHz4 GHz+264%
Boost clock3.3 GHz4.7 GHz+42%
L3 cache4 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Pentium Silver N6000Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics (32 EU)Qualcomm Adreno X2-85
iGPU clock850 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Pentium Silver N6000Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Memory supportDDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933LPDDR5X-9523
Max memory16 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecIntel Pentium Silver N6000Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—3,811Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—16,041Top 22%
Cinebench R23 (single)669Bottom 4%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)1,730Bottom 4%—
PassMark2,908Bottom 3%27,909+860%Top 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)329Bottom 6%2,605+692%Top 28%

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