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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) vs Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)

65 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
VS
56 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4,04 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) with 6-cores against the 3.2 GHz Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) with 8-cores. 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 (X1P-42-100) and (X2P-42-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
  • Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • 34% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3238 vs 2419 points
  • More powerful Adreno X2-45 integrated graphics: 2.1 vs 1.7 TFLOPS
  • Around 17 GB/s (13%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)
  • Has 2 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
vs
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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 - 1000 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 92.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 270.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 297 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 225.8 pages/sec
Background blur - 51.3 images/sec
Photo processing - 111.3 images/sec
Ray tracing - 13.7 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 36.4 GOps/sec 40.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 56.9 GOps/sec 62 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 212M Primes/sec 205M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.9M Strings/sec 24.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.9 GBytes/sec 10.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 165.4 MBytes/sec 180.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1445 Frames/sec 1384 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.7B Matrices/sec 11.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 7 & 198 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 75.2 PPW 23.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 1195.7 PPW 376.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1698 PPW 597.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 17.2 PPW 5.93 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) and Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)

General

Vendor Qualcomm Qualcomm
Released January 5, 2026 September 4, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Snapdragon X Snapdragon X
Model number X2P-42-100 X1P-42-100
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-45 Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 - Apple M2

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 6 8
Base Frequency (P) 4,04 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 8
Total Threads 6 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz -
Multiplier 34x 32x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 288K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 10 W 30 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 22 W 35 W
Socket Custom Custom
Laptop processors ranking (71st and 139th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-45 Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 280 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 910 MHz 1107 MHz
Shading Units 1152 768
TMUs 72 48
ROPs 36 24
Execution Units - 3
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Adreno X1-45 compared to Adreno X2-45

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9523 - LPDDR5X-8448
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 8 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 152 GB/s 135 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) official page Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
5 (71.4%)
2 (28.6%)
Total votes: 7

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) or X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)?
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