Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) with 18-cores against the 3.1 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 with 16-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 (X2E-90-100)
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 34% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3993 vs 2978 points
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495
- Newer - released 11 months later
- More powerful Radeon 8065S integrated graphics: 15.4 vs 7 TFLOPS
- Around 104 GB/s (68%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Supports up to 192 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 5 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 677 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 6460 | - |
Cinebench Scores (#71st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
PassMark
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 | - |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | - | 193.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 468.7 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 (X2E-90-100) and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Amd |
| Released | September 25, 2025 | September 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | - |
| Model number | X2E-90-100 | PRO 495 |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Radeon 8065S |
CPU
| P-Cores | 18 | 16 |
| P-Threads | 18 | 32 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 18 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34x | 31x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | - | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | - | 64MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | - | 45-120 W (configurable) |
| Socket | Custom | FP11 |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#9th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-90 | Radeon 8065S |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | 1295 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1700 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 128 | 160 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 40 |
| TGP | - | 55 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 8065S compared to Adreno X2-90
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9523 | - LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 152 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) official page | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 16 |
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