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Core Ultra 5 245K vs Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

Core Ultra 5 245K scores higher overall and wins 2 of 5 areas, but Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 still wins 2.

Area by area

Core Ultra 5 245KSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Multi-core potentialCore Ultra 5 245K leads4317
Single-core potentialCore Ultra 5 245K leads6912
CacheSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 leads1318
Efficiency29—
AI accelerationSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 leads2690

Why pick Core Ultra 5 245K

  • Cores: 14 vs 8
  • Threads: 14 vs 8
  • Max boost: 5.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Base clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

14 cores

Why pick Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

  • NPU: 45 TOPS vs 13 TOPS
  • L3 / shared cache: 30 MB vs 24 MB

45 TOPS NPU

Tiebreaker

What matters to you?

Set how much each area matters. The verdict updates instantly and stays on your device.

Your pick

Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

Too close to call on your priorities.

  1. Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-10037
  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 Plus X1P-42-100
SegmentDesktopLaptop
ArchitectureArrow Lake-SOryon
SocketLGA 1851SoC
ProcessTSMC N3BTSMC N4
Cores & clocks
Core Ultra 5 245KSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Cores148
Threads148
Core layout6 P-cores + 8 E-cores8 Oryon
Base clock4.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Max boost5.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Cache & memory
Core Ultra 5 245KSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
L3 / shared cache24 MB30 MB
Memory supportDDR5-6400LPDDR5X-8448
Power & graphics
Core Ultra 5 245KSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
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.