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Review

Intel Core i7 8700
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
Single-Core Performance
44
59
Multi-Core Performance
20
30
Power Efficiency
42
94
Integrated Graphics
23
49
QucikComparison Final Score
34
52
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i7 8700 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7 8700

  • + 6 cores / 12 threads with SMT
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + LGA-1151 socket
  • + Coffee Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)

  • + 8-core design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + Custom socket
  • + Snapdragon X architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 8700
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Limited single-core performance
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A entry-level Intel Core i7 8700 processor with strong single-core performance (44/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
  • Great power efficiency
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) processor with strong single-core performance (59/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for basic computing tasks."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 8700
109.76
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) +41%
154.82
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i7 8700
71
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) +35%
96
Intel Core i7 8700 Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 456 628

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 1455 2125
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 6242 10596
File compression 440.7 MB/sec 985.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 49.1 Klines/sec 83.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 137.6 pages/sec 271 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 181.5 Mpixels/sec 299.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 150.9 pages/sec 197.2 pages/sec
Background blur 33.3 images/sec 47.5 images/sec
Photo processing 51 images/sec 106.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.6 Mpixels/sec 13.1 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 2626 2869
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 12746 16332
Integer math 44.9 GOps/sec 37.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 27.8 GOps/sec 56.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 35M Primes/sec 193M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.9M Strings/sec 22.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 4.5 GBytes/sec 9.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 186.6 MBytes/sec 164.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 732 Frames/sec 1325 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.4B Matrices/sec 11B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 96 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 196.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.69 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) ↗
Vendor Intel Qualcomm
Released October 5, 2017 January 7, 2025
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Coffee Lake Snapdragon X
Model number i7-8700 X1-26-100
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) ↗
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.0 GHz
E-Cores
E-Threads
Base Frequency (E)
Total Cores 6 8
Total Threads 12 8
Multiplier 32x 30x
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 14 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W
Socket LGA-1151 Custom
Peak Temperature 100°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz 1107 MHz
Shading Units 192 768
TMUs 24 48
ROPs 3 24
Execution Units 24 3
iGPU FLOPS 0.5 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i7 8700 ↗ Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) ↗
Memory Types - DDR4-2666 - LPDDR5X-8448
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 135 GB/s
ECC Support No No

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