Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100) vs Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100) with 18-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 X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
- Newer - released 2 years later
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9523 RAM
- Around 93 GB/s (69%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More powerful Adreno X2-90 integrated graphics: 7.6 vs 4.6 TFLOPS
- Has 6 more physical cores
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 27% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3662 vs 2880 points
- 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.2 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 107th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1950 MB/sec | 1150 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 224 Klines/sec | 144.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 540.6 pages/sec | 338.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 611.3 Mpixels/sec | 416.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 312.9 pages/sec | 268.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 76.5 images/sec | 67.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 195.9 images/sec | 117.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 38.6 Mpixels/sec | 25 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 71.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 106.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 301M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 34M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 16.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 219.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 1748 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 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 X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-10-24 (Eggburt) | Cinebench 2024 | 127 / 794 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100) and Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Qualcomm |
| Released | September 25, 2025 | October 24, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Snapdragon X |
| Model number | X2-94-100 | X1E-84-100 |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Qualcomm Adreno X1 |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M4 (10-Core) | - Apple M3 Pro |
CPU
| P-Cores | 18 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 18 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 18 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 36x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | - |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (per core) | 12MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 9MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | - | 35 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 80 W |
| Socket | Custom | Custom |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | - |
| Die Size | 220 mm² | - |
Laptop processors ranking (12th and 53rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-90 | Qualcomm Adreno X1 |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1850 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 128 | 96 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 6 |
| TGP | - | 30 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Adreno X1-85 compared to Adreno X2-90
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9523 | - LPDDR5x-8448 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 10 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 228 GB/s | 135 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100) official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 12 |
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