Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core Ultra 7 155U CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U 12 core processor released in Q4/2023 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2024.
Intel Core Ultra 7 (10) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (1)
Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (1)
1 Generation 1
Meteor Lake U Architecture Oryon
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155U is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.80 GHz). The processor can compute 14 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) clocks with 1.00 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 10 threads in parallel.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
12 Cores 10
14 Threads 10
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz (4.80 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 1.00 GHz (3.40 GHz)
12x Oryon
1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications Qualcomm Hexagon NPU @ 45 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 1.00 GHz
1.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
5 nm Technology 4 nm
4 Max. displays 4
64 Compute units --
512 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.2 DirectX Version 12.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 96 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 133.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 Memory LPDDR5X-8448
96 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 133.9 GB/s
No ECC No
12.00 MB L2 Cache 42.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) is 23 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 23 W
57 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up 80 W
12 W TDP down 12 W
110 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155U has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) is at 42.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
7 nm Technology 4 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 2049 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10/11 (ARM), Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q2/2024
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.95 GHz
1935 (51%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus @ 1.00 GHz
3800 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
12C 14T @ 4.80 GHz
2354 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10C 10T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
9716 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10C 10T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10C 10T @ 1.00 GHz
45 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
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