Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) vs Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) with 8-cores against the 3.4 GHz Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) with 12-cores. 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-80-100) and (X1P-46-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
  • Newer - released 11 months later
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
  • More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 integrated graphics: 3.7 vs 2.1 TFLOPS
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 15% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2792 vs 2422 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench Scores (#176th 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
Clang compilation - 135.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 363.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 357.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 256.6 pages/sec
Background blur - 63.4 images/sec
Photo processing - 128.1 images/sec
Ray tracing - 23.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] โ€“ 10 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Integer math - 65.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math - 98.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers - 291M Primes/sec
Random string sorting - 34M Strings/sec
Data encryption - 14.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression - 224.2 MBytes/sec
Physics - 1664 Frames/sec
Extended instructions - 15.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 568 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 24.1 PPW 26.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 388.2 PPW 416.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 653.8 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 Plus (X1P-46-100)
No benchmark results yet
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-21 (Heisemerie)Geekbench 6 CPU2831 / 14992

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) and Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)

General

Vendor Qualcomm Qualcomm
Released September 4, 2024 October 24, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv8
Codename Snapdragon X Snapdragon X
Model number X1P-46-100 X1E-80-100
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 - Apple M4 (8-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 12
P-Threads 8 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 12
Total Threads 8 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) 30 W 35 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 35 W 80 W
Socket Custom Custom
Laptop processors ranking (118th and 77th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
GPU Base Clock 280 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1367 MHz 1250 MHz
Shading Units 768 1536
TMUs 48 96
ROPs 24 48
Execution Units 3 6
TGP - 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 Plus (X1P-46-100) official page Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes - 12

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) or Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)?
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