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Core Ultra 5 245K vs Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 scores higher overall and wins 2 of 5 areas, but Core Ultra 5 245K still wins 2.

Area by area

Core Ultra 5 245KSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Multi-core potentialCore Ultra 5 245K leads4335
Single-core potentialCore Ultra 5 245K leads6912
CacheSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 leads1328
Efficiency29—
AI accelerationSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 leads2690

Why pick Core Ultra 5 245K

  • Max boost: 5.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Base clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Cores: 14 vs 12
  • Threads: 14 vs 12

14 cores

Why pick Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

  • NPU: 45 TOPS vs 13 TOPS
  • L3 / shared cache: 42 MB vs 24 MB

45 TOPS NPU

Tiebreaker

What matters to you?

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Your pick

Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

Scores 43 vs 36 on your weighting.

  1. Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-10043
  2. Core Ultra 5 245K36

If AI acceleration mattered less to you, Core Ultra 5 245K would draw level.

Full specifications

Overview
Core Ultra 5 245KSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SegmentDesktopLaptop
ArchitectureArrow Lake-SOryon
SocketLGA 1851SoC
ProcessTSMC N3BTSMC N4
Cores & clocks
Core Ultra 5 245KSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Cores1412
Threads1412
Core layout6 P-cores + 8 E-cores12 Oryon
Base clock4.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Max boost5.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Cache & memory
Core Ultra 5 245KSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
L3 / shared cache24 MB42 MB
Memory supportDDR5-6400LPDDR5X-8448
Power & graphics
Core Ultra 5 245KSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Base power (TDP)125 W—
Integrated graphicsIntel Graphics (4 Xe cores)Qualcomm Adreno
NPU13 TOPS45 TOPS

Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.