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Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Intel Core 5 315

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Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
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Intel Core 5 315
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
Intel Core 5 315

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) with 8-cores against the 1.5 GHz Intel Core 5 315 with 6-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 315 and (X1-26-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
  • Around 75.3 GB/s (126%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 integrated graphics: 1.7 vs 1.2 TFLOPS
  • Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Intel Core 5 315
  • Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 4 nanometers
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-7467 RAM
  • 17% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2496 vs 2125 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
vs
Core 5 315

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 -
Clang compilation 83.5 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 271 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 299.5 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 197.2 pages/sec -
Background blur 47.5 images/sec -
Photo processing 106.3 images/sec -
Ray tracing 13.1 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

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 -
Floating point math 57.4 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 190M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 22.9M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 9.5 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 165.6 MBytes/sec -
Physics 1329 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 11B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 156 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 - 25.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt - 515.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 1021.8 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 5 315
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Intel Core 5 315

General

Vendor Qualcomm Intel
Released January 7, 2025 April 16, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Wildcat Lake
Model number X1-26-100 315
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 -
Intel CPU rating (#128th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 2
P-Threads 8 2
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 4
E-Threads - 4
Base Frequency (E) - 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 6
Total Threads 8 6
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 15x
L1 Cache - 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 2 nm
TDP (PL1) - 10-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 35 W
Socket Custom FCBGA1516
Peak Temperature - 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (177th and 164th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
GPU Base Clock 280 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1107 MHz 2300 MHz
Shading Units 768 256
TMUs 48 16
ROPs 24 8
Execution Units 3 4
TGP - 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) +42%
1.7 TFLOPS
Core 5 315
1.2 TFLOPS
More info: Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) compared to Adreno X1-45

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8448 - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 1
Max. Memory Bandwidth 135 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site - Intel Core 5 315 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 6

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Comments

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