Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) vs X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
We compared two 18-core laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) against the 3.6 GHz X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100). 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-90-100)
- 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
- Around 76 GB/s (50%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 677 | 624 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 6460 | 7218 |
Cinebench Scores (70th and 51st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 1950 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 224 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 540.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 611.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 312.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 76.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 195.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 38.6 Mpixels/sec |
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
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) and X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)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-90-100 | X2-94-100 |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Adreno X2-90 |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - Apple M4 (10-Core) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 18 | 18 |
| P-Threads | 18 | 18 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Total Cores | 18 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 18 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34x | 36x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | 288K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | - | 16MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | - | 9MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | Custom | Custom |
Laptop processors ranking (10th and 9th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-90 | Adreno X2-90 |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1700 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 12 |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9523 | - LPDDR5X-9523 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 12 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 152 GB/s | 228 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100) official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 12 |
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Total votes: 9