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Core Ultra 9 285K vs Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

Core Ultra 9 285K scores higher overall and wins 2 of 5 areas, but Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 still wins 2.

Area by area

Core Ultra 9 285KSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Multi-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads8635
Single-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads8412
CacheSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 leads2328
Efficiency29—
AI accelerationSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 leads2690

Why pick Core Ultra 9 285K

  • Cores: 24 vs 12
  • Threads: 24 vs 12
  • Max boost: 5.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Base clock: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

24 cores

Why pick Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

  • NPU: 45 TOPS vs 13 TOPS
  • L3 / shared cache: 42 MB vs 36 MB

45 TOPS NPU

Tiebreaker

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Your pick

Core Ultra 9 285K

Scores 50 vs 43 on your weighting.

  1. Core Ultra 9 285K50
  2. Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-10043

If Single-core potential mattered less to you, Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 would draw level.

Full specifications

Overview
Core Ultra 9 285KSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SegmentDesktopLaptop
ArchitectureArrow Lake-SOryon
SocketLGA 1851SoC
ProcessTSMC N3BTSMC N4
Cores & clocks
Core Ultra 9 285KSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Cores2412
Threads2412
Core layout8 P-cores + 16 E-cores12 Oryon
Base clock3.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Max boost5.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Cache & memory
Core Ultra 9 285KSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
L3 / shared cache36 MB42 MB
Memory supportDDR5-6400LPDDR5X-8448
Power & graphics
Core Ultra 9 285KSnapdragon 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.