Snapdragon X2 Elite Beats Intel Core Ultra 7 358H in CPU and AI Benchmarks

On October 1, testing firm Signal65 published a report comparing Qualcomm's 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite (model X2E-88-100) with Intel's Core Ultra 7 358H processor. The Snapdragon chip led in CPU performance, AI processing, productivity, and most battery-life tests.

In Geekbench 7 multi-core testing, the Snapdragon system scored 24,016 versus 18,360 for the Intel system, a 31% lead. In single-core, scores were 3,237 and 2,602, respectively. In AI tests, the Snapdragon scored 4,360 on UL Procyon AI Computer Vision, compared with 2,302 for Intel, and maintained an approximately 31% lead in the AI CV 2.0 WinML test.

Battery tests showed the Snapdragon system lasting 16.1 hours in local video playback versus 14.4 hours for Intel, and 11.2 hours versus 8.6 hours in Chrome browsing. However, Intel took the lead in office productivity battery life with 17.4 hours compared with Snapdragon's 14.3 hours.