Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100) vs X2 Elite (X2E-84-100)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.04 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100) with 10-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 (X2P-64-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-84-100)
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9523 RAM
  • More powerful Adreno X2-85 integrated graphics: 7 vs 3.9 TFLOPS
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3633 vs 3279 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 648
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 4609
Cinebench Scores (183rd 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 61.9 GOps/sec 72.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 76.6 GOps/sec 85.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 276M Primes/sec 257M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 38.6M Strings/sec 45M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.6 GBytes/sec 19.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 270.6 MBytes/sec 306.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 2033 Frames/sec 1792 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.2B Matrices/sec 16B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 2 & 2 samples

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 25.4 PPW -
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 410.9 PPW -
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 738.4 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-64-100) and X2 Elite (X2E-84-100)

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-64-100 X2E-84-100
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-45 Adreno X2-85
Rival Equivalent - Apple M4 (10-Core) -

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 10 12
P-Threads 10 12
Base Frequency (P) 4.04 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 12
Total Threads 10 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 34x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 288K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) -
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 35 W -
Socket Custom Custom
Laptop processors ranking (47th and 21st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-45 Adreno X2-85
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1700 MHz 1700 MHz
Shading Units 1152 2048
TMUs 72 128
ROPs 36 64
Execution Units - 12

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9523 - LPDDR5X-9523
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels - 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 152 GB/s 152 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100) official page Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-84-100) official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
4 (57.1%)
3 (42.9%)
Total votes: 7

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-84-100) or X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)?
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