Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) vs Intel Core 5 120U
We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) against the 1.4 GHz Intel Core 5 120U. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100)
- More modern manufacturing process โ 4 versus 10 nanometers
- More powerful Adreno X1-85 integrated graphics: 3.7 vs 1.7 TFLOPS
- Newer - released 8 months later
Advantages of Intel Core 5 120U
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
- 25% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 885.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 51.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 192.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 217.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 246 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 34 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 79.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 10.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 53.6 GOps/sec | 52.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 81.3 GOps/sec | 35.8 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 266M Primes/sec | 53M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 30.9M Strings/sec | 18.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.1 GBytes/sec | 10.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 210.7 MBytes/sec | 165.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1789 Frames/sec | 932 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 14.5B Matrices/sec | 9.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 23.6 PPW | 28.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 385.7 PPW | 532.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 611.4 PPW | 997.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 6.48 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100)
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core 5 120U
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-02-11 (Senna_Sempre_369) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2588 / 8894 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) and Intel Core 5 120UGeneral
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Intel |
| Released | September 4, 2024 | January 9, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Model number | X1P-66-100 | 120U |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X1-85 | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M3 | - |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core 5 220U |
Intel CPU rating (#159th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 10 | 2 |
| P-Threads | 10 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4 GHz | 5 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 8 |
| E-Threads | - | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 0.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 3.8 GHz |
| Total Cores | 10 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 10 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34x | 14x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35 W | 12-15 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 55 W |
| Socket | Custom | BGA-1744 |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100ยฐC |
Laptop processors ranking (#99th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X1-85 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1250 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 640 |
| TMUs | 96 | 40 |
| ROPs | 48 | 20 |
| Execution Units | 6 | 80 |
| TGP | 30 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8448 | - DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5x-6400 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135.2 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) official page | Intel Core 5 120U official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 20 |
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