Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) vs X2 Elite (X2E-84-100)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) with 18-cores against the 3.4 GHz X2 Elite (X2E-84-100) with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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-84-100) and (X2E-90-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100)
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
  • 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3993 vs 3633 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 677 648
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6460 4609
Cinebench Scores (70th and 107th place)

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)
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 72.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 138.8 GOps/sec 85.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 357M Primes/sec 257M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 58.1M Strings/sec 45M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26.6 GBytes/sec 19.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 381 MBytes/sec 306.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 2130 Frames/sec 1792 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 20B Matrices/sec 16B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 8 & 2 samples

Blender

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

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) and X2 Elite (X2E-84-100)

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 X2E-84-100
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-90 Adreno X2-85

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 18 12
P-Threads 18 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 18 12
Total Threads 18 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 34x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 288K (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
Socket Custom Custom
Laptop processors ranking (10th and 21st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-90 Adreno X2-85
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1700 MHz 1700 MHz
Shading Units 2048 2048
TMUs 128 128
ROPs 64 64
Execution Units 12 12

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) official page Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-84-100) official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

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Comments

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