Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100), vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
975
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
1530
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
6897
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12160
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
96
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
108
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
646
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
840
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
3156
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
n/a
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
22953
Integer Mathn/a65.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a99.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a309 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a32.3 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a14.7 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a241.4 MB/s
Physicsn/a1535 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a155 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
2123
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
2392
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
10521
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
14045
File Compressionn/a1140 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a131.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a351.4 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a377.7 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a219.9 pages/s
Background Blurn/a61.6 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a126.6 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a20.8 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 350.7 PPW 401.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 655.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 21.5 PPW 24 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Qualcomm Qualcomm
Announced January, 7, 2025 October, 24, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv8
Codename Snapdragon X Snapdragon X
Model number X1-26-100 X1E-78-100
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Qualcomm Adreno X1-85

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 12
Threads 8 12
Frequency 2.98 GHz 3.4 GHz
General
Cores count812
Threads count812
Multiplier29x34x
L1 cachen/a96 KB/core
L2 cache1536 KB/core12 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 15-30 W 35 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 45 W
Socket Custom Custom

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8448 LPDDR5x-8448
Max Size 64 GB 64 GB
Channels 8 8
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 135 GB 135 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes n/a 12

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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1 (33.33%)
2 (66.67%)
Total Votes: 3

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