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Core Ultra 9 285K vs Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

Core Ultra 9 285K scores higher overall and wins 3 of 5 areas, but Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 still wins 1.

Area by area

Core Ultra 9 285KSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Multi-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads8617
Single-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads8412
CacheCore Ultra 9 285K leads2318
Efficiency29—
AI accelerationSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 leads2690

Why pick Core Ultra 9 285K

  • Cores: 24 vs 8
  • Threads: 24 vs 8
  • Max boost: 5.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • L3 / shared cache: 36 MB vs 30 MB

24 cores

Why pick Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

  • NPU: 45 TOPS vs 13 TOPS

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

Core Ultra 9 285K

Scores 50 vs 37 on your weighting.

  1. Core Ultra 9 285K50
  2. Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-10037

If Single-core potential mattered less to you, Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 would draw level.

Full specifications

Overview
Core Ultra 9 285KSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SegmentDesktopLaptop
ArchitectureArrow Lake-SOryon
SocketLGA 1851SoC
ProcessTSMC N3BTSMC N4
Cores & clocks
Core Ultra 9 285KSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Cores248
Threads248
Core layout8 P-cores + 16 E-cores8 Oryon
Base clock3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Max boost5.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Cache & memory
Core Ultra 9 285KSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
L3 / shared cache36 MB30 MB
Memory supportDDR5-6400LPDDR5X-8448
Power & graphics
Core Ultra 9 285KSnapdragon 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.