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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Apple M3 Pro

70 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
VS
73 out of 100
Apple M3 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Apple M3 Pro

We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) against the 4.05 GHz Apple M3 Pro. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (9)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between Pro and (X1E-84-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5x-8448 RAM
Advantages of Apple M3 Pro
  • More powerful Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) integrated graphics: 6.4 vs 4.6 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Around 18.6 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3163 vs 2880 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
vs
M3 Pro

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (106th and 140th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1150 MB/sec 1560 MB/sec
Clang compilation 144.9 Klines/sec 132.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 338.7 pages/sec 382.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 416.5 Mpixels/sec 393.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 268.6 pages/sec 301 pages/sec
Background blur 67.7 images/sec 61.4 images/sec
Photo processing 117.6 images/sec 144.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 25 Mpixels/sec 19.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 10 & 991 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 71.9 GOps/sec 55.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 106.9 GOps/sec 64.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 301M Primes/sec 240M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 34M Strings/sec 35.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.2 GBytes/sec 14.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 219.6 MBytes/sec 288.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1748 Frames/sec 2060 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.4B Matrices/sec 14.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 21 & 1204 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 34.9 PPW 35.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 434.6 PPW 517.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 708.8 PPW 801.5 PPW
Blender / Watt - 7.62 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-24 (Eggburt)Cinebench 2024127 / 794
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Apple M3 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (Kirich)GeekBench3198 / 14601
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (Kirich)Cinebench 2024150 / 946
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and Apple M3 Pro

General

Vendor Qualcomm Apple
Released October 24, 2023 October 30, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv8
Codename Snapdragon X Apple M3
Model number X1E-84-100 -
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1 Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M3 Pro -
Successor - - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 6
P-Threads 12 6
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz 4.05 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 6
E-Threads - 6
Base Frequency (E) - 2.75 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 12 12
Multiplier 38x 40x
L1 Cache - 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 37 billions
Fabrication Process 4 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 35 W 30 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W -
Socket Custom Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature - 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (53rd and 40th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1 Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1380 MHz
Shading Units 1536 2304
TMUs 96 144
ROPs 48 72
Execution Units 6 288
TGP 30 W 30 W
iGPU FLOPS
Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
4.6 TFLOPS
M3 Pro +39%
6.4 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) compared to Adreno X1-85

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5x-8448 - LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 36 GB
Memory Channels 8 12
Max. Memory Bandwidth 135 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page -
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M3 Pro or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)?
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Ashokalgude September 23, 2024 at 03:00 AM
Price comparison was not made, yes, it is difficult but not impossible.
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RobG13 June 16, 2024 at 08:09 PM
Great to see more ARM CPUs now supporting Windows and also Linux. Competition is good for consumers. And I will enjoy the R&D abs moving software from x64 to ARM.
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Pizza June 13, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Maybe SD will be the new trend for performance, well hopefully!
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ComputerNerd May 23, 2024 at 03:22 AM
Winner goes to the M3 Pro chip. Beats the Snapdragon X Elite in single core, multi-core, and battery life. For those not into Apple for whatever reason, now you have a non-Apple alternative that has elite battery life as a saving grace. Also, the Ryzen 7000s/8000s series CPUs are good alternative choices too.
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Nice May 27, 2024 at 04:17 AM
23w vs 30w right compare ?
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Sreejith June 22, 2024 at 02:08 PM
Nice, 23W is the rated power consumption for the processor. It will go higher depending on the power plan you use. This is sort of how Intel has 45W chips that use about 110W sometimes. Apple's processors are thermally throttled due to their unique fan profile, so they are not going to do much.
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Adamsk July 15, 2025 at 03:49 AM
Nice, lol, u think u use laptop all time it eats 23w 30w, its depending on ur work
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Ahmad May 13, 2024 at 03:43 PM
I think Snapdragon can do better with 50W TDP, when can be used for pc too
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Bruv September 8, 2024 at 10:46 AM
I think it much better to have both 50W TDP and 23W, 50W when you don't care about battery life and 23W in case you need the battery to not die.
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