Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) against the 3.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX. 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)
- More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1 integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- Newer - released 10 months later
- More modern manufacturing process β 4 versus 5 nanometers
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
- Unlocked multiplier
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- 24% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 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 and 79th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1150 MB/sec | 1510 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 144.9 Klines/sec | 187.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 338.7 pages/sec | 293.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 416.5 Mpixels/sec | 473.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 268.6 pages/sec | 322.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 67.7 images/sec | 71.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117.6 images/sec | 100.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25 Mpixels/sec | 43.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 71.9 GOps/sec | 152.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 106.9 GOps/sec | 92.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 301M Primes/sec | 327M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 34M Strings/sec | 62.9M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 16.2 GBytes/sec | 32.3 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 219.6 MBytes/sec | 534.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1748 Frames/sec | 2325 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.4B Matrices/sec | 40.2B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 34.9 PPW | 19 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 434.6 PPW | 233.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 708.8 PPW | 592.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 4.74 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 |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-10-24 (Eggburt) | Cinebench 2024 | 127 / 794 |
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-06-21 (Sandormen) | Cinebench 2024 | 108 / 1036 |
| π 2025-02-11 (Link196) | Cinebench 2024 | 110 / 1424 |
| π 2025-01-26 (T) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1477 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and AMD Ryzen 9 7845HXGeneral
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Amd |
| Released | October 24, 2023 | January 4, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Zen 4 (Dragon Range) |
| Model number | X1E-84-100 | 7845HX |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Radeon 610M |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M3 Pro | - Intel Core i9 13900HX |
| Successor | - | - AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#37th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 12 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | - | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 30x |
| L1 Cache | - | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | - | 64MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 13.1 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35 W | 45-75 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | - |
| Socket | Custom | FL1 |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (53rd and 60th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Radeon 610M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 128 |
| TMUs | 96 | 8 |
| ROPs | 48 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 6 | 2 |
| TGP | 30 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 610M compared to Adreno X1-85
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5x-8448 | - DDR5-5200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page | AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 28 |
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