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

Last updated: 2024-09-06

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) has 12 cores with 12 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite series. The processor was released in Q2/2024.

At a glance
Name:	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
Family:	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (4)
CPU group:	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (4)
Architecture:	Hamoa
Technology:	4 nm
Segment:	Notebook
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 0.70 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:	0.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (12 Cores):	3.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware:	Qualcomm AI engine
AI specifications:	Qualcomm Hexagon NPU @ 45 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	75 TOPS

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 X1, which has 1536 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Qualcomm Adreno X1
GPU frequency:	0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.20 GHz
Compute units:	6
Shader:	1536
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2024

Max. displays:	4
Generation:	--
Direct X:	12.2
Technology:	4 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	16 GB
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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 8 (Octa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 133.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

LPDDR5X-8448	133.9 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):	Armv8.7-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	--
Release date:	Q2/2024
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 0.70 GHz (3.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	Apple M1 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	112
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz	109
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) 8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	109
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	108
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) 10C 10T @ 3.40 GHz	108
	Intel Core i5-14500HX 14C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	108
	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	107

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.


	AMD Ryzen 9 8945H 8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz	975
	AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS 8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz	975
	Apple M4 (10-CPU) 10C 10T @ 4.41 GHz	975
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	974
	Intel Core i9-13900H 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	951
	Intel Core i7-12700HL 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	949
	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	949

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 i7-7660U 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1040
	Intel Core i7-8650U 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1037
	AMD Ryzen 5 4680U 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1033
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	1032
	Intel Core i7-8550U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1032
	Intel Core i3-10110U 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1028
	Intel Core i3-1110G4 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1016

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.


	Apple M3 8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz	10437
	Intel Core i7-1360P 12C 16T @ 2.20 GHz	10422
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	10412
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	10372
	AMD Ryzen 7 4980U 8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz	10214
	Intel Core i5-12450H 8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	10155
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	10123

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core i7-13650HX 14C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	2524
	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz	2522
	Intel Core Ultra 7 165H 16C 22T @ 5.00 GHz	2502
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	2497
	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2478
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2478
	AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2478

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14207
	Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14207
	Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14207
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	14160
	Intel Core i7-13650HX 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	14077
	Intel Core i7-12850HX 16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz	13946
	Intel Core i7-12800HX 16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz	13946

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 6800HS AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz	3686
	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz	3686
	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz	3686
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Adreno X1 @ 1.20 GHz	3680
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) Qualcomm Adreno X1 @ 1.20 GHz	3680
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Qualcomm Adreno X1 @ 1.20 GHz	3680
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) Qualcomm Adreno X1 @ 1.20 GHz	3680

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.


	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 5.10 GHz	767
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	686
	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz	661
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	624
	AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	624
	AMD Ryzen 7 7840H 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	624
	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	624

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.


	Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 16C 22T @ 2.30 GHz	8097
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12C 12T @ 0.70 GHz	7924
	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	7423
	AMD Ryzen 7 7840H 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	6744
	AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	6744
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	6744
	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	6744

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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 Ultra 7 268V 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	48
	Intel Core Ultra 7 256V 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	47
	Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	47
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) 12C 12T @ 0.70 GHz	45
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) 8C 8T @ 0.70 GHz	45
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) 8C 8T @ 0.70 GHz	45
	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) 10C 10T @ 0.70 GHz	45

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
343 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
340 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
631 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
613 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,854 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,788 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,128 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
529 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
240 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
742 entries

AI performance (NPU)
165 entries

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