Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 and the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 8 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Core Ultra 5 (11)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (1) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
4 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Meteor Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core Ultra 5 125U clocks with 1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
8 Cores 12
8 Threads 14
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
8x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 0.80 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
Hexagon 546 AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
-- 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 506 GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.85 GHz
5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 5 nm
0 Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 64
96 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 506 GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
LPDDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
6 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
7.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 12.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 2049
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q4/2023
-- 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.60 GHz
115 (6%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.85 GHz
1835 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
151 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
941 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
166 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
770 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
87906 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1281 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
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