Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) with 12-cores against the 3.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
- Around 58.2 GB/s (76%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Newer - released 1 year and 10 months later
- More modern manufacturing process โ 4 versus 6 nanometers
- Has 4 more physical cores
- 44% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2880 vs 2004 points
- More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1 integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 3.7 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
- Unlocked multiplier
- 17% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#107th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1150 MB/sec | 984.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 144.9 Klines/sec | 80.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 338.7 pages/sec | 221.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 416.5 Mpixels/sec | 331.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 268.6 pages/sec | 209.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 67.7 images/sec | 34.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117.6 images/sec | 82.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25 Mpixels/sec | 20 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 71.9 GOps/sec | 88.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 106.9 GOps/sec | 49.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 301M Primes/sec | 62M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 34M Strings/sec | 31.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 16.2 GBytes/sec | 18.9 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 219.6 MBytes/sec | 303 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1748 Frames/sec | 1129 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.4B Matrices/sec | 20.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 34.9 PPW | 17 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 434.6 PPW | 228.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 708.8 PPW | 534 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 4.16 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-10-24 (Eggburt) | Cinebench 2024 | 127 / 794 |
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HXGeneral
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Amd |
| Released | October 24, 2023 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Zen 3+ (Rembrandt) |
| Model number | X1E-84-100 | - |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Radeon 680M |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M3 Pro | - Intel Core i9 12900HX |
| Successor | - | - AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#104th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 12 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | - | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 33x |
| L1 Cache | - | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | - | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35 W | 45 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | - |
| Socket | Custom | FP7 |
| Peak Temperature | - | 95ยฐC |
Laptop processors ranking (53rd and 184th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | AMD Radeon 680M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 768 |
| TMUs | 96 | 48 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 6 | 12 |
| TGP | 30 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 680M compared to Adreno X1-85
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5x-8448 | - DDR5-4800 - LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 20 |
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