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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) vs X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

65 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
VS
83 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4,04 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) with 6-cores against the 3.4 GHz X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) with 18-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 (X2E-88-100) and (X2P-42-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
  • More powerful Adreno X2-90 integrated graphics: 7 vs 2.1 TFLOPS
  • Has 12 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9523 RAM
  • Has 3 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3577 vs 3238 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
vs
Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#75th place)
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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 - 1570 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 206.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 479.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 637.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 307.8 pages/sec
Background blur - 72.9 images/sec
Photo processing - 151.8 images/sec
Ray tracing - 34.3 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 -
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], [4] – 7 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 22.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 1195.7 PPW 295.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1698 PPW 570.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 17.2 PPW 5.01 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 X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

General

Vendor Qualcomm Qualcomm
Released January 5, 2026 September 25, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Snapdragon X Snapdragon X
Model number X2P-42-100 X2E-88-100
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-45 Adreno X2-90
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 -

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 18
P-Threads 6 18
Base Frequency (P) 4,04 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 18
Total Threads 6 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 34x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 288K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 9MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 10 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 22 W -
Socket Custom Custom
Peak Temperature - 100°C
Die Size - 220 mm²
Laptop processors ranking (71st and 14th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-45 Adreno X2-90
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 910 MHz 1700 MHz
Shading Units 1152 2048
TMUs 72 128
ROPs 36 64
Execution Units - 12
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Adreno X2-90 compared to Adreno X2-45

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9523 - LPDDR5X-9523
Max. Memory Size 64 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 Plus (X2P-42-100) official page Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
1 (33.3%)
2 (66.7%)
Total votes: 3

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) or X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)?
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