Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Benchmark, Test and specs

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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)

CPU lineage

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Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
Family: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (3)
CPU group: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (3)
Architecture: Oryon
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 1
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) is 1.00 GHz (3.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 12 / 12
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 12x Oryon
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (12 Cores): 3.40 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.

AI hardware: Qualcomm AI engine
AI specifications: Qualcomm Hexagon NPU @ 45 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) uses the Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus
GPU frequency: 1.00 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: --
Shader: --
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q3/2024
Max. displays: 4
Generation: --
Direct X: 12.2
Technology: 4 nm
Max. GPU Memory: --
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: Decode / Encode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode / Encode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 8 (Octa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 135.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR5X-8533
135.2 GB/s
Max. Memory: 64 GB
Memory channels: 8 (Octa Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 4.0
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 23 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 23 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: 80 W
TDP down: 12 W
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) is made in 4 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 42.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 4 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: --
L2-Cache: 42.00 MB
L3-Cache: --
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10/11 (ARM), Linux
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions: --
Release date: Q2/2024
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results


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.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series S) @ 1.57 GHz
4000
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
3800
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
3800
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
3800
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686

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-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
45
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10C 10T @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
45
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
12C 12T @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
45
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
45
Samsung Exynos 2400 Samsung Exynos 2400
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
44
Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 0.70 GHz
35
Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU)
12C 12T @ 0.70 GHz
35

Benchmarks





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