Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) 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-96-100) 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-96-100)
- Newer - released 1 year and 11 months 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
- 39% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4004 vs 2880 points
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- 19% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (26th and 105th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 2070 MB/sec | 1150 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 224.4 Klines/sec | 144.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 599.6 pages/sec | 338.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 668.6 Mpixels/sec | 416.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 328 pages/sec | 268.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 82.4 images/sec | 67.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 210.7 images/sec | 117.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 38.9 Mpixels/sec | 25 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 112.4 GOps/sec | 71.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 138.8 GOps/sec | 106.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 357M Primes/sec | 301M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 58.1M Strings/sec | 34M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 26.6 GBytes/sec | 16.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 381 MBytes/sec | 219.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2130 Frames/sec | 1748 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 20B Matrices/sec | 16.4B Matrices/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 20.5 PPW | 34.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 240.6 PPW | 434.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 385.8 PPW | 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-96-100)
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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 X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) 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 | X2E-96-100 | X1E-84-100 |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Qualcomm Adreno X1 |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M5 Pro (18-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) | 5 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 (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 9MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 96 W | 35 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 80 W |
| Socket | Custom | Custom |
Laptop processors ranking (6th and 52nd 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 | 6 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 228 GB/s | 135 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) 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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