Intel Core Ultra 7 356H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)

Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
16 Cores
16 Threads
1.9GHz Clock
18 Cores
18 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 2540
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
Graphics 4C 2450MHz
2.51 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
Adreno X2-90 7.6T
7.58 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
Panther Lake
Architecture
Oryon 3
Family
Core Ultra Series 3
Family
X Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
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Panther Lake-H-4P-12E
P-Core
Cougar Cove
M-Core
Darkmont
E-Core
Darkmont
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
1/5/2026
Release Date
9/24/2025
Foundry
Intel
Intel (iGPU Die)
TSMC (PCH Die)
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
Intel 18A
Intel 3 (iGPU Die)
N6 (PCH Die)
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Node
N3E
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Die Size
114 mm²
27 mm² (iGPU Die)
56 mm² (PCH Die)
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Die Size
288 mm²
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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12 Million (PCH Die)
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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BGA 2540
Unknown
16 Cores
4 P-Cores
8 M-Cores
4 E-Cores
18 Cores
12 P-Cores
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6 E-Cores
16 Threads
4 P-Threads
8 M-Cores
4 E-Threads
18 Threads
12 P-Threads
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6 E-Threads
P-Core
1.9GHz
4.7GHz Boost
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4.4GHz
5GHz Boost
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M-Core
1.5GHz
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E-Core
1.5GHz
3.3GHz 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
64KB/Core
8-way set associative
L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
L0 Data
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-
L1 Instruction
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64KB/M-Core
8-way set associative
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
192KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
32KB/M-Core
8-way set associative
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 (M-Core)
16-way set associative
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4MB 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
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18MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
12
Max Memory
96GB
Max Memory
192GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
192Bit
Clock
4267MHz
Transfer Rate
8533MT/s
Clock
4762MHz
Transfer Rate
9523MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
68.3GB/s
Bandwidth
136.5GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.0GB/s
Bandwidth
228.6GB/s
TDP
25W
15W cTDP Down
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80W Peak
TDP
80W
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-
Temp
100°C Max
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-
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x12 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x8 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x12 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
Graphics 4C 2450MHz
512 Shaders
2450MHz
2.51 TFLOPS FP32
Adreno X2-90 7.6T
2048 Shaders
1850MHz
7.58 TFLOPS FP32
NPU 5
Hexagon
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3 Cores
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50 TOPS INT8
80 TOPS INT8
ISP
IPU 7.5
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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