Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) against the 3.2 GHz Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100). 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 (X1P-42-100) and (X1-26-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-8448 RAM
  • 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2419 vs 2125 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

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 985.1 MB/sec 1000 MB/sec
Clang compilation 83.5 Klines/sec 92.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 271 pages/sec 270.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 299.5 Mpixels/sec 297 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 197.2 pages/sec 225.8 pages/sec
Background blur 47.5 images/sec 51.3 images/sec
Photo processing 106.3 images/sec 111.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.1 Mpixels/sec 13.7 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 38.1 GOps/sec 40.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 57.4 GOps/sec 62 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 190M Primes/sec 205M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.9M Strings/sec 24.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.5 GBytes/sec 10.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 165.6 MBytes/sec 180.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1329 Frames/sec 1384 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11B Matrices/sec 11.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 156 & 198 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 - 23.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt - 376.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 597.1 PPW
Blender / Watt - 5.93 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 (X1-26-100)
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-14 -> deadlineplGeekBench2116 / 10360
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-25 (Ryzen)Cinebench 202496 / 628
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-03-18 (Rennsport)GeekBench2134 / 10544
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)

General

Vendor Qualcomm Qualcomm
Released January 7, 2025 September 4, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Snapdragon X Snapdragon X
Model number X1-26-100 X1P-42-100
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 - Apple M2

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 8 8
Multiplier 30x 32x
L1 Cache - 288K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) - 30 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 35 W
Socket Custom Custom
Laptop processors ranking (175th and 138th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
GPU Base Clock 280 MHz 280 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1107 MHz 1107 MHz
Shading Units 768 768
TMUs 48 48
ROPs 24 24
Execution Units 3 3
iGPU FLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8448 - LPDDR5X-8448
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 135 GB/s 135 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) 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 Plus (X1P-42-100) or Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)?
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gล‚est November 7, 2025 at 06:27 PM
Plus is a bit stronger, but laptops powered by it are noticeably more expensive.
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Aayush March 7, 2025 at 06:55 AM
Plus has better base frequency
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Shubham February 24, 2025 at 06:11 PM
Essentially same!! Why is one named plus??
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bot March 12, 2025 at 09:05 PM
probably the plus version has slightly more performance
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bot August 10, 2025 at 02:31 AM
additional 0.2ghz cpu clock, and older off cource
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