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Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Intel Core 5 120U

52 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
VS
49 out of 100
Intel Core 5 120U
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
Intel Core 5 120U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) with 8-cores against the 1.4 GHz Intel Core 5 120U with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 120U and (X1-26-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 1 year later
Advantages of Intel Core 5 120U
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 15% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2437 vs 2125 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
vs
Core 5 120U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 985.1 MB/sec 885.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.5 Klines/sec 51.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 271 pages/sec 192.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 299.5 Mpixels/sec 217.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 197.2 pages/sec 246 pages/sec
Background blur 47.5 images/sec 34 images/sec
Photo processing 106.3 images/sec 79.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.1 Mpixels/sec 10.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 25 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 38.1 GOps/sec 52.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 57.4 GOps/sec 35.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 190M Primes/sec 53M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.9M Strings/sec 18.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.5 GBytes/sec 10.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 165.6 MBytes/sec 165.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1329 Frames/sec 932 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11B Matrices/sec 9.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 156 & 1547 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt - 28.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt - 532.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-14 -> deadlineplGeekBench2116 / 10360
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-25 (Ryzen)Cinebench 202496 / 628
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-18 (Rennsport)GeekBench2134 / 10544
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Intel Core 5 120U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-11 (Senna_Sempre_369)GeekBench2588 / 8894
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Intel Core 5 120U

General

Vendor Qualcomm Intel
Released January 7, 2025 January 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number X1-26-100 120U
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 -
Successor - - Intel Core 5 220U
Intel CPU rating (#158th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 2
P-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 8
E-Threads - 8
Base Frequency (E) - 0.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 10
Total Threads 8 12
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 14x
L1 Cache - 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) - 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 55 W
Socket Custom BGA-1744
Peak Temperature - 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Base Clock 280 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1107 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 768 640
TMUs 48 40
ROPs 24 20
Execution Units 3 80
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
1.7 TFLOPS
Core 5 120U
1.7 TFLOPS
More info: Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) compared to Adreno X1-45

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8448 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 135 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site - Intel Core 5 120U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
98 (79.7%)
25 (20.3%)
Total votes: 123

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core 5 120U or Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)?
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