Intel Core i3-N300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-N300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Intel Core i3-N300 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-N300 or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-N300 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-N300 was released in Q1/2023.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) has 12 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) was released in Q2/2024.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (3)
Intel Core i N300 (2) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (3)
13 Generation 1
Alder Lake N Architecture Oryon
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-N300 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (4.20 GHz).

Intel Core i3-N300 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
8 Cores 12
8 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-N300 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Qualcomm Hexagon NPU @ 45 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) GPU Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 1.20 GHz
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 4
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 12.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) GPU Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-N300 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-N300 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
LPDDR5-4800, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5X-8533
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 135.2 GB/s
No ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 42.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
9 PCIe lanes --
8.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-N300 has a TDP of 7 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) is 23 W.

Intel Core i3-N300 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 23 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 80 W
-- TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-N300 has a 14.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) cache has a total of 42.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-N300 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
10 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10/11 (ARM), Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2024
309 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-N300 (40%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-N300 (28%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1280 (40%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
3218 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4250 (28%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
15211 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.25 GHz
640 (14%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus @ 1.20 GHzNot verified
4600 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
132 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
1220 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
920 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3760 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1060 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4193 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
9534 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N300
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
45 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-N300 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
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