Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) with 8-cores against the 3.8 GHz Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) with 12-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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
- Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
- More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1 integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 1.7 TFLOPS
- Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5x-8448 RAM
- Has 4 more physical cores
- 36% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2880 vs 2125 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#105th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 985.1 MB/sec | 1150 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 83.5 Klines/sec | 144.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 271 pages/sec | 338.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 299.5 Mpixels/sec | 416.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 197.2 pages/sec | 268.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 47.5 images/sec | 67.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 106.3 images/sec | 117.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 13.1 Mpixels/sec | 25 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 38.1 GOps/sec | 71.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 57.4 GOps/sec | 106.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 190M Primes/sec | 301M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 22.9M Strings/sec | 34M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 9.5 GBytes/sec | 16.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 165.6 MBytes/sec | 219.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1329 Frames/sec | 1748 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 11B Matrices/sec | 16.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | - | 34.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | - | 434.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 708.8 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-14 -> deadlinepl | GeekBench | 2116 / 10360 |
| π 2025-11-25 (Ryzen) | Cinebench 2024 | 96 / 628 |
| π 2025-03-18 (Rennsport) | GeekBench | 2134 / 10544 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-10-24 (Eggburt) | Cinebench 2024 | 127 / 794 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Released | January 7, 2025 | October 24, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Snapdragon X |
| Model number | X1-26-100 | X1E-84-100 |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 | Qualcomm Adreno X1 |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M2 | - Apple M3 Pro |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.0 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | - | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Multiplier | 30x | 38x |
| 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 |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 80 W |
| Socket | Custom | Custom |
Laptop processors ranking (175th and 52nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 | Qualcomm Adreno X1 |
| GPU Base Clock | 280 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1107 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 48 | 96 |
| ROPs | 24 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 3 | 6 |
| TGP | - | 30 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Adreno X1-85 compared to Adreno X1-45
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8448 | - LPDDR5x-8448 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135 GB/s | 135 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | - | 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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