Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100) vs Intel Core Ultra 5 332

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.04 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100) with 10-cores against the 2.5 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 332 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 332 and (X2P-64-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
  • More powerful Adreno X2-45 integrated graphics: 3.9 vs 1.2 TFLOPS
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Around 62.4 GB/s (70%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 31% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3279 vs 2509 points
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 332
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-7467 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0

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 Scores (#183rd place)

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 - 762.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 50 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 190.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 234.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 268 pages/sec
Background blur - 39.4 images/sec
Photo processing - 78.3 images/sec
Ray tracing - 10.3 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 61.9 GOps/sec 30.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 76.6 GOps/sec 41.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 276M Primes/sec 117M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 38.6M Strings/sec 17.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.6 GBytes/sec 10.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 270.6 MBytes/sec 142.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 2033 Frames/sec 1289 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.2B Matrices/sec 12.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4]2 & 24 samples

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 25.4 PPW 22.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 410.9 PPW 319.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 738.4 PPW 599.5 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100) and Intel Core Ultra 5 332

General

Vendor Qualcomm Intel
Released January 5, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Panther Lake
Model number X2P-64-100 332
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-45 Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M4 (10-Core) -
Intel CPU rating (#118th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 10 2
P-Threads 10 2
Base Frequency (P) 4.04 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 4
E-Threads - 4
Base Frequency (E) - 1.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 6
Total Threads 10 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 25x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) -
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 2 nm
TDP (PL1) 35 W 12-25 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 55 W
Socket Custom FCBGA2540
Peak Temperature - 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (47th and 154th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-45 Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1700 MHz 2300 MHz
Shading Units 1152 256
TMUs 72 16
ROPs 36 8
Execution Units - 4
TGP - 25 W
iGPU FLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9523 - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels - 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 152 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100) official page Intel Core Ultra 5 332 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

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