Intel Core Ultra 5 225U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-80-100)

Intel Core Ultra 5 225U $363
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-80-100)
12 Cores
12 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
12 Cores
12 Threads
4GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 2049
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
Graphics 4C 2000MHz
2.05 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
Adreno X2-85 5.2T
5.22 TFLOPS FP32
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6M N/A
0%
GB6M N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Architecture
Arrow Lake
Architecture
Oryon 3
Family
Core Ultra Series 2
Family
X Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
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Arrow Lake-U-2P-8E
P-Core
Lion Cove
M-Core
Skymont
E-Core
Crestmont
Codename
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P-Core
Pegasus-P
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E-Core
Pegasus-E
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
9/24/2025
Foundry
Intel
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
TSMC
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Node
Intel 3
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
Node
N3E
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Die Size
Unknown
23 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
10 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
288 mm²
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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BGA 2049
Unknown
12 Cores
2 P-Cores
8 M-Cores
2 E-Cores
12 Cores
6 P-Cores
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6 E-Cores
12 Threads
2 P-Threads
8 M-Cores
2 E-Threads
12 Threads
6 P-Threads
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6 E-Threads
P-Core
1.5GHz
4.8GHz Boost
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4GHz
4.7GHz Boost
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M-Core
1.3GHz
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E-Core
700MHz
2.4GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
96KB/P-Core
2-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
3072KB/Core
10-way set associative
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8MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
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18MB Shared
12-way set associative
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12MB Shared (E-Core)
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L3
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12MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
8
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
4200MHz
Transfer Rate
8400MT/s
Clock
4762MHz
Transfer Rate
9523MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
67.2GB/s
Bandwidth
134.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.0GB/s
Bandwidth
152.4GB/s
TDP
15W
12W cTDP Down
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57W Peak
TDP
80W
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Temp
110°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x8 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
Graphics 4C 2000MHz
512 Shaders
2000MHz
2.05 TFLOPS FP32
Adreno X2-85 5.2T
1536 Shaders
1700MHz
5.22 TFLOPS FP32
AI Boost 3
Hexagon
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2 Cores
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13 TOPS INT8
80 TOPS INT8
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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