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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) vs Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)

93 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
VS
52 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) with 18-cores against the 3.0 GHz Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

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 (X1-26-100) and (X2E-96-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9523 RAM
  • More powerful Adreno X2-90 integrated graphics: 7.6 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
  • Has 10 more physical cores
  • 88% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4004 vs 2125 points
  • Newer - released 9 months later
  • Around 93 GB/s (69%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Has 3 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
vs
Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#27th place)
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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 2070 MB/sec 985.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 224.4 Klines/sec 83.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 599.6 pages/sec 271 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 668.6 Mpixels/sec 299.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 328 pages/sec 197.2 pages/sec
Background blur 82.4 images/sec 47.5 images/sec
Photo processing 210.7 images/sec 106.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 38.9 Mpixels/sec 13.1 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 112.4 GOps/sec 38.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 138.8 GOps/sec 57.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 357M Primes/sec 190M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 58.1M Strings/sec 22.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26.6 GBytes/sec 9.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 381 MBytes/sec 165.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 2130 Frames/sec 1329 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 20B Matrices/sec 11B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 8 & 156 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 20.5 PPW 25.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 240.6 PPW 423.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 657.1 PPW
Blender / Watt - 6.19 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
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๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-14 -> deadlineplGeekbench 6 CPU2116 / 10360
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-25 (Ryzen)Cinebench 202496 / 628
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-03-18 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 CPU2134 / 10544
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) and Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)

General

Vendor Qualcomm Qualcomm
Released September 25, 2025 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Snapdragon X Snapdragon X
Model number X2E-96-100 X1-26-100
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-90 Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Rival Equivalent - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) - Apple M2

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 18 8
P-Threads 18 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 18 8
Total Threads 18 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 30x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 288K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
L3 Cache 9MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 96 W 25 W
Socket Custom Custom
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC -
Die Size 220 mmยฒ -
Laptop processors ranking (5th and 177th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-90 Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 280 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1850 MHz 1250 MHz
Shading Units 2048 768
TMUs 128 48
ROPs 64 24
Execution Units 12 3
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Adreno X1-45 compared to Adreno X2-90

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9523 - LPDDR5X-8448
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 32 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-96-100) official page Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
2 (66.7%)
1 (33.3%)
Total votes: 3

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) or X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)?
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