Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-84-100) vs Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
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We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-84-100) against the 3.8 GHz Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100). 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 (X2E-84-100)
- Newer - released 1 year and 11 months later
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9523 RAM
- More powerful Adreno X2-85 integrated graphics: 7 vs 4.6 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- 26% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3633 vs 2880 points
- 12% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
- Around 17 GB/s (13%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 648 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 4609 | - |
Cinebench Scores (107th and 105th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 1150 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 144.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 338.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 416.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 268.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 67.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 117.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 25 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 72.6 GOps/sec | 71.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 85.5 GOps/sec | 106.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 257M Primes/sec | 301M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 45M Strings/sec | 34M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 19.5 GBytes/sec | 16.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 306.7 MBytes/sec | 219.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1792 Frames/sec | 1748 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16B Matrices/sec | 16.4B Matrices/sec |
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 (X2E-84-100)
No benchmark results yet
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 (X2E-84-100) 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-84-100 | X1E-84-100 |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-85 | Qualcomm Adreno X1 |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - Apple M3 Pro |
CPU
| P-Cores | 12 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 34x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | - |
| L2 Cache | - | 12MB (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 |
Laptop processors ranking (21st and 52nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-85 | Qualcomm Adreno X1 |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1700 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 X2-85
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9523 | - LPDDR5x-8448 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 152 GB/s | 135 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-84-100) 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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