Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Intel Core 7 350

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 7 350 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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 350 and (X1-26-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
  • More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 1.3 TFLOPS
  • Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Intel Core 7 350
  • Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 4 nanometers
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5x-7467 RAM
  • 23% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2612 vs 2125 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 1829

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 33.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 57.4 GOps/sec 43.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 190M Primes/sec 107M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.9M Strings/sec 17M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.5 GBytes/sec 10.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 165.6 MBytes/sec 141.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1329 Frames/sec 1163 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11B Matrices/sec 11.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 156 & 10 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 25.1 PPW 30.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 423.8 PPW 532.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 657.1 PPW 1003.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.19 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 -> deadlineplGeekbench 6 CPU2116 / 10360
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-25 (Ryzen)Cinebench 202496 / 628
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-18 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 CPU2134 / 10544
Intel Core 7 350
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Intel Core 7 350

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 X1-26-100 350
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 -
Intel CPU rating (#108th 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) - 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 4
E-Threads - 4
Base Frequency (E) - 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 6
Total Threads 8 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 15x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 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) 25 W 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 35 W
Socket Custom FCBGA1516
Peak Temperature - 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (177th and 145th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
GPU Base Clock 280 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 2600 MHz
Shading Units 768 256
TMUs 48 16
ROPs 24 8
Execution Units 3 4
TGP - 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.9 TFLOPS
1.3 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8448 - LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 8 1
Max. Memory Bandwidth 135 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) official page Intel Core 7 350 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 6

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