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Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Intel Core i5 12450H

52 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
VS
46 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12450H
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
Intel Core i5 12450H

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) against the 2 GHz Intel Core i5 12450H. 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 12450H and (X1-26-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
  • Newer - released 3 years and 1 month later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 0.9 TFLOPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12450H
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
vs
Core i5 12450H

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 719.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.5 Klines/sec 57.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 271 pages/sec 201.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 299.5 Mpixels/sec 238.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 197.2 pages/sec 230.7 pages/sec
Background blur 47.5 images/sec 39.5 images/sec
Photo processing 106.3 images/sec 74.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.1 Mpixels/sec 12.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 757 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 54.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 57.4 GOps/sec 40 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 190M Primes/sec 44M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.9M Strings/sec 20.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.5 GBytes/sec 10.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 165.6 MBytes/sec 190.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1329 Frames/sec 853 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11B Matrices/sec 11.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 156 & 7165 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 13.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 423.8 PPW 206.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 657.1 PPW 353.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.19 PPW 2.57 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
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Intel Core i5 12450H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-16 -> dmytrokobzarGeekbench 6 CPU2342 / 9865
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 (Burnt_T0ast)Geekbench 6 CPU2342 / 8962
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-23 (atlas)Geekbench 6 CPU2181 / 7757
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (Raj)Cinebench 202491 / 588
πŸ“˜ 2024-01-30 (black lee)Cinebench 202491 / 601
Add View all (5)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Intel Core i5 12450H

General

Vendor Qualcomm Intel
Released January 7, 2025 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Alder Lake
Model number X1-26-100 i5-12450H
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 UHD Graphics (48EU)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 -
Successor - - Intel Core 5 210H
Intel CPU rating (#182nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 4
E-Threads - 4
Base Frequency (E) - 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 8 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 20x
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) 25 W 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 95 W
Socket Custom BGA-1744
Peak Temperature - 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
GPU Base Clock 280 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1200 MHz
Shading Units 768 384
TMUs 48 24
ROPs 24 12
Execution Units 3 48
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) +111%
1.9 TFLOPS
Core i5 12450H
0.9 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) compared to Adreno X1-45

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8448 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 8 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 135 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) official page Intel Core i5 12450H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 28

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
4 (33.3%)
8 (66.7%)
Total votes: 12

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 12450H or Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)?
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