Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) vs Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)

We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) against the 3.4 GHz Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100). 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-78-100) and (X1E-80-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
  • 17% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2792 vs 2392 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench Scores (176th and 180th 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 1140 MB/sec
Clang compilation 135.5 Klines/sec 131.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 363.5 pages/sec 351.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 357.9 Mpixels/sec 377.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 256.6 pages/sec 219.9 pages/sec
Background blur 63.4 images/sec 61.6 images/sec
Photo processing 128.1 images/sec 126.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 23.9 Mpixels/sec 20.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 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 64.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 98.2 GOps/sec 97.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 291M Primes/sec 300M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 34M Strings/sec 31.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.3 GBytes/sec 14.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 224.2 MBytes/sec 238 MBytes/sec
Physics 1664 Frames/sec 1560 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.3B Matrices/sec 15.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 568 & 288 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 26.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 416.7 PPW 401.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 653.8 PPW 648.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.86 PPW 7.51 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-78-100)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-23 (Galina)Cinebench 2024107 / 919

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) and Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)

General

Vendor Qualcomm Qualcomm
Released October 24, 2023 October 24, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv8 ARMv8
Codename Snapdragon X Snapdragon X
Model number X1E-80-100 X1E-78-100
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
Rival Equivalent - Apple M4 (8-Core) - Apple M4 (8-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 12
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 34x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 288K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 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 45 W
Socket Custom Custom
Laptop processors ranking (77th and 101st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1250 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 135.2 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) official page Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

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28 (80%)
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Comments

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