Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
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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 2 GHz Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) with 6-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)
- Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5x-8448 RAM
- Around 75 GB/s (125%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Has 6 more physical cores
- More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1 integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 2.3 TFLOPS
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.2 GHz vs 4.05 GHz)
Advantages of Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
- Newer - released 10 months later
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 4 nanometers
- 26% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3615 vs 2880 points
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 | 1050 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 144.9 Klines/sec | 58.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 338.7 pages/sec | 201.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 416.5 Mpixels/sec | 214.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 268.6 pages/sec | 318.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 67.7 images/sec | 41 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117.6 images/sec | 91.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25 Mpixels/sec | 9.18 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 71.9 GOps/sec | 37.5 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 106.9 GOps/sec | 25.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 301M Primes/sec | 132M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 34M Strings/sec | 17.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 16.2 GBytes/sec | 8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 219.6 MBytes/sec | 133.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1748 Frames/sec | 1380 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.4B Matrices/sec | 6.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 34.9 PPW | 70.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 434.6 PPW | 922.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 708.8 PPW | 1281.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 7.1 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 |
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 CPU | 3006 / 7807 |
| π 2026-06-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3505 / 8840 |
| π 2026-04-24 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3505 / 8840 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Released | October 24, 2023 | September 9, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Apple M4 |
| Model number | X1E-84-100 | APL1V07 |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M3 Pro | - |
CPU
| P-Cores | 12 | 2 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 2.42 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Multiplier | 38x | 40x |
| L1 Cache | - | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35 W | 10 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | - |
| Socket | Custom | Custom |
Laptop processors ranking (53rd and 70th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 768 |
| TMUs | 96 | 40 |
| ROPs | 48 | - |
| Execution Units | 6 | 128 |
| TGP | 30 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Apple A18 Pro GPU compared to Adreno X1-85
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5x-8448 | - LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | - |
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