Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Intel Core i5 14600K
70
out of 100
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65
out of 100
We compared two CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) (laptop) with 12-cores against the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 14600K (desktop) with 14-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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
- More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1 integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process β 4 versus 10 nanometers
- Around 45.4 GB/s (51%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14600K
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Unlocked multiplier
- 26% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- Has 2 more physical cores
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 628 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 4994 |
Cinebench Scores (105th and 98th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1150 MB/sec | 1500 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 144.9 Klines/sec | 140.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 338.7 pages/sec | 429.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 416.5 Mpixels/sec | 507.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 268.6 pages/sec | 288.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 67.7 images/sec | 74 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117.6 images/sec | 154.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25 Mpixels/sec | 31.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 71.9 GOps/sec | 125.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 106.9 GOps/sec | 92.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 301M Primes/sec | 157M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 34M Strings/sec | 52.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 16.2 GBytes/sec | 27.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 219.6 MBytes/sec | 480.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1748 Frames/sec | 2371 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.4B Matrices/sec | 28.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 34.9 PPW | 10.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 434.6 PPW | 127.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 708.8 PPW | 307.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 2.44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-10-24 (Eggburt) | Cinebench 2024 | 127 / 794 |
Intel Core i5 14600K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-25 (zgabbySims) | Cinebench 2026 | 628 / 4994 |
| π 2025-11-14 (Batela) | Cinebench 2024 | 122 / 1386 |
| π 2025-10-01 (Tom) | Cinebench 2024 | 119 / 1278 |
| π 2025-10-01 (Tom B) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 882 |
| π 2025-07-11 (GAMERZ) | Cinebench 2024 | 118 / 1273 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and Intel Core i5 14600KGeneral
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Intel |
| Released | October 24, 2023 | October 16, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Model number | X1E-84-100 | i5-14600K |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M3 Pro | - AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus |
Intel CPU rating (#51st place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 12 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 8 |
| E-Threads | - | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | - | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 35x |
| L1 Cache | - | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | - | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | 181 W |
| Socket | Custom | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#52nd place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#51st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 256 |
| TMUs | 96 | 16 |
| ROPs | 48 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 6 | 32 |
| TGP | 30 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 770 compared to Adreno X1-85
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5x-8448 | - DDR5-5600 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page | Intel Core i5 14600K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 20 |
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