Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100), vs Intel Core Ultra X9 388H. 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 | n/a | 90.6 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | n/a | 112.3 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | n/a | 381 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | n/a | 48.7 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | n/a | 30 GB/s |
| Data Compression | n/a | 392.3 MB/s |
| Physics | n/a | 3460 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | n/a | 329 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | n/a | 1490 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | n/a | 141.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | n/a | 477.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | n/a | 539.5 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | n/a | 323.1 pages/s |
| Background Blur | n/a | 61.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | n/a | 177.3 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | n/a | 28.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 243.2 PPW | 701.8 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | n/a | 1452.7 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 20.5 PPW | 53 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 11.89 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | Intel |
| Announced | September, 25, 2025 | January, 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Panther Lake |
| Model number | X2-96-100 | 388H |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Arc B390 |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Frequency | 4.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Frequency | n/a | 1.6 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 4 GHz |
| Cores count | 18 | 16 |
| Threads count | 18 | 16 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 44x | 21x |
| L1 cache | n/a | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 2560 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 18 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 96 W | 15-25 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 80 W |
| Socket | Custom | FCBGA2540 |
| Critical temp. | n/a | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-9523 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 96 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 228 GB | 153.6 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 12 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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