Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100) vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
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We compared two CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100) (laptop) with 18-cores against the 3.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (desktop) with 24-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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
- More powerful Adreno X2-90 integrated graphics: 7.6 vs 2 TFLOPS
- Around 125.6 GB/s (123%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Newer - released 1 year later
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
- Has 27 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- Has 6 more physical cores
- 17% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 7218 | - |
Cinebench Scores (52nd and 11th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1950 MB/sec | 1560 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 224 Klines/sec | 242.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 540.6 pages/sec | 479.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 611.3 Mpixels/sec | 622.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 312.9 pages/sec | 371.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 76.5 images/sec | 95.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 195.9 images/sec | 164.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 38.6 Mpixels/sec | 52.3 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 172.3 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 224.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 542M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 94.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 57.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 789.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 3933 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 62.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | - | 18.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | - | 184.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 537.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 4.44 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-17 (Olafur Torfi) | Cinebench 2024 | 142 / 2242 |
| 📘 2026-02-01 (aDamatGeek) | Cinebench 2024 | 142 / 2383 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (GeneralJeep) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3134 / 21707 |
| 📘 2025-12-31 (Szymon919191) | Cinebench 2024 | 141 / 2261 |
| 📘 2025-12-26 (Bill) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3207 / 22197 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100) and Intel Core Ultra 9 285KGeneral
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Intel |
| Released | September 25, 2025 | October 11, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Arrow Lake |
| Model number | X2-94-100 | 285K |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M4 (10-Core) | - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
Intel CPU rating (#3rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 18 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 18 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 5.5 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 16 |
| E-Threads | - | 16 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 4.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 18 | 24 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 37x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (per core) | 3MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 9MB (shared) | 36MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | - | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 250 W |
| Socket | Custom | FCLGA-1851 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 105°C |
| Die Size | 220 mm² | - |
Laptop processors ranking (#12th place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#8th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-90 | Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1850 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 512 |
| TMUs | 128 | 32 |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 64 |
| TGP | - | 14 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Arc iGPU (4-Cores) compared to Adreno X2-90
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9523 | - DDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 10 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 228 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100) official page | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 24 |
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