AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 243.8 GOps/s | 65.9 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 160 GOps/s | 99.6 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 615 M primes/s | 302 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 96.3 M strings/s | 34.8 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 44.7 GB/s | 14.6 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 911.2 MB/s | 223.1 MB/s |
| Physics | 5732 frames/s | 1689 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 732 M matrices/s | 158 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1800 MB/s | 1150 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 241.4 KLines/s | 135.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 392.8 pages/s | 363.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 624.1 MP/sec | 357.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 357.5 pages/s | 256.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 81.9 frames/s | 63.4 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 143.5 frames/s | 128.1 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 55.9 MP/sec | 23.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 132.6 PPW | 416.7 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 414.7 PPW | 664.1 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 14.4 PPW | 26.5 PPW |
| Blender / W | 3.6 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Qualcomm |
| Announced | January, 7, 2025 | October, 24, 2023 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Snapdragon X |
| Model number | 9950X3D | X1E-80-100 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 |
Processor
| Cores | 16 | 12 |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Frequency | 4.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores count | 16 | 12 |
| Threads count | 32 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Multiplier | 43x | 34x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 96 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1000 KB/core | 12 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 128 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 16.6 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 170 W | 35 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 230 W | 45 W |
| Socket | AM5 | Custom |
| Critical temp. | 95 °C | n/a |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR5-5600 | LPDDR5x-8448 |
| Max Size | 192 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 8 |
| ECC support | Yes | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 82.3 GB | 135 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 28 | 12 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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