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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

70 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
VS
60 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) with 12-cores against the 2.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 185H with 16-cores. 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 (4)

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 185H and (X1E-84-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 7 nanometers
  • 18% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2880 vs 2446 points
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
  • Supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5-7467 RAM
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 21% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
vs
Core Ultra 9 185H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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 1270 MB/sec
Clang compilation 144.9 Klines/sec 102.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 338.7 pages/sec 342.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 416.5 Mpixels/sec 389.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 268.6 pages/sec 245.1 pages/sec
Background blur 67.7 images/sec 45.2 images/sec
Photo processing 117.6 images/sec 131.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 25 Mpixels/sec 23.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 10 & 492 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 97.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 106.9 GOps/sec 72.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 301M Primes/sec 123M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 34M Strings/sec 39M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.2 GBytes/sec 19.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 219.6 MBytes/sec 334.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1748 Frames/sec 1940 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.4B Matrices/sec 19.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 21 & 4148 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 15.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 434.6 PPW 209.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 708.8 PPW 446.1 PPW
Blender / Watt - 3.08 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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Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-24 (nig)Cinebench 2026551 / 3925
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-19 -> demonshrederGeekbench 7 CPU2043 / 11727
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-28 (Nicholas)Cinebench 202492 / 795
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-29 (Remembered2U)Cinebench 2024107 / 987
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-03 (Anish)Cinebench 2024103 / 886
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

General

Vendor Qualcomm Intel
Released October 24, 2023 December 14, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Meteor Lake
Model number X1E-84-100 185H
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1 Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M3 Pro - AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
Intel CPU rating (#84th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 10
E-Threads - 10
Base Frequency (E) - 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 16
Total Threads 12 22
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x 23x
L1 Cache - 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 35 W 35-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W 115 W
Socket Custom FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature - 110Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (55th and 105th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1 Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 2350 MHz
Shading Units 1536 1024
TMUs 96 64
ROPs 48 32
Execution Units 6 128
TGP 30 W 28 W
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Arc iGPU (8-Cores) compared to Adreno X1-85

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5x-8448 - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 8 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 135 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page Intel Core Ultra 9 185H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)?
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International Technician June 10, 2024 at 09:03 PM
The Intel Ultra 9 185H is far superior to the Snapdragon X Elite in terms of performance, especially for video editing and rendering. However, it does have a higher power consumption. Also, it is based on the x86-64 architecture, which is compatible with most of today's software, rather than the Arm64 v9 architecture. The Arm64 v9 is new and currently being developed by most software developers, which can cause compatibility issues. The Intel Ultra 9 185H is for today, and the Snapdragon X Elite is for the future of mobile computing.
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Krrish July 4, 2024 at 07:19 AM
So in upcoming years like 4-5 years will developers stop focusing on x86 based processors?
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Smithie July 14, 2024 at 04:31 PM
Krrish, No, we will probably see a slight slowdown of development on x86_64 platform. Things will get better for ARM64 but there is still a lot to do.. However, both platforms will coexist.
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ComputerNerd May 23, 2024 at 03:44 AM
Tough choice. The Snapdragon X Elite comes with less expensive laptops, has better battery life, and better single core performance. The Intel Ultra 9 185H has superior multi-core performance for engineering tasks and is more established.
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