Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Apple M4 (8-Core)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) with 12-cores against the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (8-Core) with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
- Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5x-8448 RAM
- Has 4 more physical cores
- More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1 integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 3 TFLOPS
- Around 15 GB/s (13%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Apple M4 (8-Core)
- Newer - released 1 year later
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
- 29% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3706 vs 2880 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (107th and 181st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1150 MB/sec | 1440 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 144.9 Klines/sec | 94.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 338.7 pages/sec | 301.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 416.5 Mpixels/sec | 343.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 268.6 pages/sec | 350.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 67.7 images/sec | 56.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117.6 images/sec | 144.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25 Mpixels/sec | 14.3 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 71.9 GOps/sec | - |
| Floating point math | 106.9 GOps/sec | - |
| Find prime numbers | 301M Primes/sec | - |
| Random string sorting | 34M Strings/sec | - |
| Data encryption | 16.2 GBytes/sec | - |
| Data compression | 219.6 MBytes/sec | - |
| Physics | 1748 Frames/sec | - |
| Extended instructions | 16.4B Matrices/sec | - |
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 34.9 PPW | 45.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 434.6 PPW | 666.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 708.8 PPW | 1033.6 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-10-24 (Eggburt) | Cinebench 2024 | 127 / 794 |
Apple M4 (8-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-08 -> B00_1999 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3684 / 15022 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and Apple M4 (8-Core)General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Released | October 24, 2023 | October 29, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Apple M4 |
| Model number | X1E-84-100 | APL1206 |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Apple M4 GPU (8-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M3 Pro | - |
CPU
| P-Cores | 12 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 4.46 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.85 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | - | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 44x |
| L1 Cache | - | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35 W | 20 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | - |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100°C |
| Die Size | - | 169.4 mm² |
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iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Apple M4 GPU (8-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 96 | 64 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 6 | 128 |
| TGP | 30 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5x-8448 | - LPDDR5X-7500 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135 GB/s | 120 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | - |
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