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Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Intel Core i7 12700H

52 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
VS
54 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700H
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
Intel Core i7 12700H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) with 8-cores against the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12700H with 14-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 12700H and (X1-26-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
  • Newer - released 3 years later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700H
  • Has 18 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
  • 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2353 vs 2125 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
vs
Core i7 12700H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#142nd place)
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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 907 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.5 Klines/sec 83.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 271 pages/sec 270.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 299.5 Mpixels/sec 350.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 197.2 pages/sec 236.4 pages/sec
Background blur 47.5 images/sec 44.8 images/sec
Photo processing 106.3 images/sec 95.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.1 Mpixels/sec 18 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 901 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 87.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 57.4 GOps/sec 63.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 190M Primes/sec 91M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.9M Strings/sec 32.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.5 GBytes/sec 17.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 165.6 MBytes/sec 292.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1329 Frames/sec 1476 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11B Matrices/sec 17.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 156 & 12064 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 23.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 423.8 PPW 248.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 657.1 PPW 554.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.19 PPW 4.4 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 i7 12700H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 -> YowthCinebench 2024105 / 541
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-27 (Fapvie)Cinebench 2024102 / 961
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-27 (sizar)Cinebench 2024100 / 750
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-14 (HansNoob)Cinebench 2024103 / 860
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-16 (robin)Cinebench 202497 / 676
Add View all (15)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Intel Core i7 12700H

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 i7-12700H
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
Intel CPU rating (#125th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 8 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 8
E-Threads - 8
Base Frequency (E) - 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 14
Total Threads 8 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 23x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 25 W 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 115 W
Socket Custom BGA-1744
Peak Temperature - 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (177th and 163rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
GPU Base Clock 280 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 768 768
TMUs 48 48
ROPs 24 24
Execution Units 3 96
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
1.9 TFLOPS
Core i7 12700H +16%
2.2 TFLOPS
More info: Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) 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 i7 12700H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 28

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
7 (53.8%)
6 (46.2%)
Total votes: 13

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 12700H or Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)?
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