Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)

Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100), vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)

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 X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
2020
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
6897
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
24082
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
96
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
160
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
646
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
1967
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
2123
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
4083
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
10521
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
23349

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 350.7 PPW 243.2 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 21.5 PPW 20.5 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Qualcomm Qualcomm
Announced January, 7, 2025 September, 25, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Snapdragon X Snapdragon X
Model number X1-26-100 X2-96-100
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Adreno X2-90

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 8 6
Frequency 2.98 GHz 4.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a12
Threadsn/a12
General
Cores count818
Threads count818
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier29x44x
L2 cache1536 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache6 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 15-30 W 96 W
Socket Custom Custom

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8448 LPDDR5X-9523
Max Size 64 GB 128 GB
Channels 8 8
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 135 GB 228 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) the clear winner in this comparison.

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