Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) vs Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)

We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) against the 3.8 GHz Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100). On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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 (X1E-84-100) and (X1E-80-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
  • More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1 integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 3.7 TFLOPS
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench Scores (176th and 107th place)

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 1150 MB/sec
Clang compilation 135.5 Klines/sec 144.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 363.5 pages/sec 338.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 357.9 Mpixels/sec 416.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 256.6 pages/sec 268.6 pages/sec
Background blur 63.4 images/sec 67.7 images/sec
Photo processing 128.1 images/sec 117.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 23.9 Mpixels/sec 25 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 10 & 10 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 65.1 GOps/sec 71.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 98.2 GOps/sec 106.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 291M Primes/sec 301M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 34M Strings/sec 34M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.3 GBytes/sec 16.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 224.2 MBytes/sec 219.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1664 Frames/sec 1748 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.3B Matrices/sec 16.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 568 & 21 samples

Blender

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

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 26.5 PPW 34.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 416.7 PPW 434.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 653.8 PPW 708.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.86 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-80-100)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-21 (Heisemerie)Geekbench 6 CPU2831 / 14992
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-24 (Eggburt)Cinebench 2024127 / 794

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) and Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)

General

Vendor Qualcomm Qualcomm
Released October 24, 2023 October 24, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv8 ARMv9
Codename Snapdragon X Snapdragon X
Model number X1E-80-100 X1E-84-100
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 Qualcomm Adreno X1
Rival Equivalent - Apple M4 (8-Core) - Apple M3 Pro

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 12
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 34x 38x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) -
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 35 W 35 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W 80 W
Socket Custom Custom
Laptop processors ranking (77th and 53rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 Qualcomm Adreno X1
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 1536 1536
TMUs 96 96
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 6 6
TGP 30 W 30 W
iGPU FLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5x-8448 - LPDDR5x-8448
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 8 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 135.2 GB/s 135 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) official page Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) or Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)?
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Gabor Pikacs August 20, 2024 at 06:40 PM
All laptops shown in the "laptops with x/y" are using something else, not the CPUs in test...
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