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Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Intel Processor N250

52 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
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29 out of 100
Intel Processor N250
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
Intel Processor N250

We compared two CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) (laptop) with 8-cores against the 3.8 GHz Intel Processor N250 (desktop) with 4-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 N250 and (X1-26-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
  • More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
  • Around 96.6 GB/s (252%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 32 GB LPDDR5X-8448 RAM
  • 68% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2125 vs 1268 points
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
vs
Processor N250

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 294.9 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.5 Klines/sec 16.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 271 pages/sec 73.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 299.5 Mpixels/sec 86.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 197.2 pages/sec 142.8 pages/sec
Background blur 47.5 images/sec 12.9 images/sec
Photo processing 106.3 images/sec 21.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.1 Mpixels/sec 3.29 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 16.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 57.4 GOps/sec 10.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 190M Primes/sec 22M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.9M Strings/sec 6.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.5 GBytes/sec 3.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 165.6 MBytes/sec 49.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 1329 Frames/sec 365 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11B Matrices/sec 2.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 156 & 83 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 31.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 423.8 PPW 541.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 657.1 PPW 802.5 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
📘 2026-06-14 -> deadlineplGeekbench 6 CPU2116 / 10360
📘 2025-11-25 (Ryzen)Cinebench 202496 / 628
📘 2025-03-18 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 CPU2134 / 10544
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Intel Processor N250

General

Vendor Qualcomm Intel
Released January 7, 2025 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X -
Model number X1-26-100 N250
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 UHD Graphics 730
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 -

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 -
P-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 4
E-Threads - 4
Base Frequency (E) - 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 4
Total Threads 8 4
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 38x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 2MB (shared)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 25 W 6 W
Socket Custom BGA-1264
Peak Temperature - 105°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#189th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock 280 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1250 MHz
Shading Units 768 192
TMUs 48 48
ROPs 24 24
Execution Units 3 24
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) +280%
1.9 TFLOPS
Processor N250
0.5 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 730 compared to Adreno X1-45

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8448 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 16 GB
Memory Channels 8 1
Max. Memory Bandwidth 135 GB/s 38.4 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) official page Intel Processor N250 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 9

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Processor N250 or Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)?
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