Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and the Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 8 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2024.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core Ultra 5 (10)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7/8 Gen 1 (3) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100UL (5)
1 Generation 1
Cortex-X2 / -A710 / -A510 Architecture Meteor Lake PS
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Predecessor --
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL clocks with 1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
8 Cores 12
8 Threads 14
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz
1x Kryo Prime
A-Core 1.60 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
2.50 GHz
3x Kryo Gold
B-Core 1.10 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo Silver
C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware Intel AI engine
Hexagon 780 @ 26 TOPS AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

Internal Graphics

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 730 GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.82 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
7 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology 5 nm
0 Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 64
-- Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12.1 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 730 GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
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 / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
LPDDR5-6400 Memory DDR5-5600
16 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
4 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1851
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 730 @ 0.82 GHz
745 (40%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.90 GHz
1885 (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 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1229 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
12C 14T @ 4.40 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 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3722 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
12C 14T @ 1.60 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 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1322 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
12C 14T @ 4.40 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3490 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
948574 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
12C 14T @ 1.60 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 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7023 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
26 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
12C 14T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra 5 135UL
Xiaomi 12 Pro Unknown

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