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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) vs X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

93 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
VS
83 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

We compared two 18-core laptop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) against the 3.4 GHz X2 Elite (X2E-88-100). 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 (X2E-88-100) and (X2E-96-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
  • Around 76 GB/s (50%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
  • 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4004 vs 3577 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
vs
Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (27th and 75th 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 1570 MB/sec
Clang compilation 224.4 Klines/sec 206.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 599.6 pages/sec 479.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 668.6 Mpixels/sec 637.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 328 pages/sec 307.8 pages/sec
Background blur 82.4 images/sec 72.9 images/sec
Photo processing 210.7 images/sec 151.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 38.9 Mpixels/sec 34.3 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 -
Floating point math 138.8 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 357M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 58.1M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 26.6 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 381 MBytes/sec -
Physics 2130 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 20B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] – 8 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 22.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 240.6 PPW 295.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 570.5 PPW
Blender / Watt - 5.01 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) and X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

General

Vendor Qualcomm Qualcomm
Released September 25, 2025 September 25, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Snapdragon X Snapdragon X
Model number X2E-96-100 X2E-88-100
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-90 Adreno X2-90
Rival Equivalent - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) -

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 18 18
P-Threads 18 18
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 18 18
Total Threads 18 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 34x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 288K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 9MB (shared) 9MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 96 W 65 W
Socket Custom Custom
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Die Size 220 mm² 220 mm²
Laptop processors ranking (5th and 14th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-90 Adreno X2-90
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1850 MHz 1700 MHz
Shading Units 2048 2048
TMUs 128 128
ROPs 64 64
Execution Units 12 12
iGPU FLOPS
See: Adreno X2-90 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9523 - LPDDR5X-9523
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 10 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 228 GB/s 152 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) official page Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
3 (33.3%)
6 (66.7%)
Total votes: 9

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) or X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)?
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