Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Intel Core i9-10900

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-10900
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Intel Core i9-10900

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and the Intel Core i9-10900 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) 12 core processor released in Q2/2024 with the Intel Core i9-10900 which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (3) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (3) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
1 Generation 10
Oryon Architecture Comet Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-9900
-- Successor Intel Core i9-11900

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (4.20 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i9-10900 clocks with 2.80 GHz (5.20 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900
12 Cores 10
12 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.20 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.60 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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Qualcomm Hexagon NPU @ 45 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
1.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
4 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12.2 DirectX Version 12

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.

Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
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 Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100), while the Intel Core i9-10900 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900
LPDDR5X-8533 Memory DDR4-2933
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
135.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC No
42.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 20.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) has a TDP of 23 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i9-10900 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900
23 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
80 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) has 42.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of Intel Core i9-10900 is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900
4 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1200
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10/11 (ARM), Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 439 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900 (52%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900 (59%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
3218 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1662 (52%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
15211 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
8972 (59%)

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.
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%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (10%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
132 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
1220 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1354 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1379 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
10744 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
529 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
6378 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
20233 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
562 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
6781 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
231 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2541 (100%)

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).
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
45 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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