Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100), vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900. 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 | 65.5 GOps/s | 129.2 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 99.3 GOps/s | 69.3 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 309 M primes/s | 213 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 32.3 M strings/s | 43.5 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 14.7 GB/s | 26.3 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 241.4 MB/s | 412.5 MB/s |
| Physics | 1535 frames/s | 1708 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 155 M matrices/s | 269 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1140 MB/s | 1019.3 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 131.2 KLines/s | 96.3 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 351.4 pages/s | 169.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 377.7 MP/sec | 311.4 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 219.9 pages/s | 210.9 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 61.6 frames/s | 25.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 126.6 frames/s | 68.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 20.8 MP/sec | 23.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 401.3 PPW | 154.7 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 655.8 PPW | 524.4 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 24 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | n/a | 4.65 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | AMD |
| Announced | October, 24, 2023 | January, 12, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop use | PC use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Model number | X1E-78-100 | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 | No |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores count | 12 | 12 |
| Threads count | 12 | 24 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34x | 30x |
| L1 cache | 96 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 12 KB/core | 512 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 32 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 35 W | 65 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 45 W | 88 W |
| Socket | Custom | AM4 |
| Critical temp. | n/a | 95 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x-8448 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 135 GB | n/a |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 12 | 20 |
Results
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