Signal65: 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite beats Intel on CPU, AI, battery

Signal65 compared the 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 in Lenovo's Slim 7x against Intel's Core Ultra X7 358H in the Dell XPS 14 and AMD's Ryzen AI 7 445 in Lenovo's Yoga 7a 14. Qualcomm led in CPU, AI and battery tests but trailed Intel in graphics. The study was commissioned by Qualcomm.

• Geekbench 7 multi-core: 24,016 vs Intel's 18,360 (+31%)
• Single-core: 3,237 vs Intel's 2,602 (+24%)
• UL Procyon AI CV: 4,360 vs Intel's 2,302
• On battery Snapdragon kept 97% of performance, AMD retained 74%