Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) vs Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4,04 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) with 6-cores against the 3.4 GHz Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) with 8-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 (X1P-46-100) 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 2422 points
  • Around 16.8 GB/s (12%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
  • Has 2 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

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]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Integer math 36.4 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 56.9 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 212M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 23.9M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 9.9 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 165.4 MBytes/sec -
Physics 1445 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 10.7B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 7 samples

Blender

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

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 75.2 PPW 24.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 1195.7 PPW 388.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1698 PPW -
Blender / Watt 17.2 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-46-100)

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-46-100
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 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 8
Total Threads 6 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 34x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 288K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
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 118th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-45 Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 280 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 910 MHz 1367 MHz
Shading Units 1152 768
TMUs 72 48
ROPs 36 24
Execution Units - 3

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9523 - LPDDR5X-8448
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 8 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 152 GB/s 135.2 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) official page Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) or X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)?
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