Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)

Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX $507
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
20 Cores
20 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
18 Cores
18 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 2114
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
Graphics 4C 1850MHz
1.89 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
Adreno X2-90 5.7T
5.68 TFLOPS FP32
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6M N/A
0%
GB6M 23,695
89%
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-S-8P-16E
P-Core
Lion Cove
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E-Core
Skymont
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
TSMC
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N3B
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
Node
N3E
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-
Die Size
135 mm²
23 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
28 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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-
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BGA 2114
Unknown
20 Cores
8 P-Cores
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12 E-Cores
18 Cores
12 P-Cores
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6 E-Cores
20 Threads
8 P-Threads
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12 E-Threads
18 Threads
12 P-Threads
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6 E-Threads
P-Core
2.4GHz
5.2GHz Boost
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4.4GHz
5GHz Boost
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E-Core
1.8GHz
4.5GHz Boost
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-
Overclocking
Unlocked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
DMI
Integrated Chipset
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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Lanes
8
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Bandwidth
16GB/s
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Bi-directional
32GB/s
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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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12MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
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36MB Shared
12-way set associative
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12MB Shared (E-Core)
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L3
-
30MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
12
Max Memory
192GB
Max Memory
192GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
192Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
4762MHz
Transfer Rate
9523MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.0GB/s
Bandwidth
228.6GB/s
TDP
55W
45W cTDP Down
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160W Peak
TDP
80W
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-
Temp
105°C Max
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-
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-
Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x12 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
Graphics 4C 1850MHz
512 Shaders
1850MHz
1.89 TFLOPS FP32
Adreno X2-90 5.7T
1536 Shaders
1850MHz
5.68 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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