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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)

70 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
VS
85 out of 100
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)

We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) against the 4.51 GHz Apple M4 Pro (12-Core). On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (12-Core) and (X1E-84-100)
Advantages of Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
  • Around 138 GB/s (102%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • More powerful Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) integrated graphics: 6.5 vs 4.6 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • 34% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3864 vs 2880 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
vs
M4 Pro (12-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 5470
Cinebench Scores (107th and 80th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1150 MB/sec 2120 MB/sec
Clang compilation 144.9 Klines/sec 165.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 338.7 pages/sec 484.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 416.5 Mpixels/sec 486.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 268.6 pages/sec 368.5 pages/sec
Background blur 67.7 images/sec 84.2 images/sec
Photo processing 117.6 images/sec 189.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 25 Mpixels/sec 25.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 10 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 71.9 GOps/sec 70.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 106.9 GOps/sec 71.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 301M Primes/sec 460M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 34M Strings/sec 46.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.2 GBytes/sec 19.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 219.6 MBytes/sec 409.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1748 Frames/sec 4875 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.4B Matrices/sec 21.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 21 & 661 samples

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 34.9 PPW 37.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 434.6 PPW 539.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 708.8 PPW 860.8 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-24 (Eggburt)Cinebench 2024127 / 794
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Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-07 (skibidigomgom)Cinebench 2024172 / 1421
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-21 (TommyYOyoyo)Geekbench 6 CPU4066 / 21270
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-16 (Infrra)Cinebench 2024169 / 1297
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-23 (Amandeep)Geekbench 6 CPU3911 / 20685
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)

General

Vendor Qualcomm Apple
Released October 24, 2023 October 29, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Snapdragon X Apple M4
Model number X1E-84-100 T6040
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1 Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M3 Pro -
Successor - - Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 8
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz 4.51 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz -
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 4
E-Threads - 4
Base Frequency (E) - 2.59 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x 45x
L1 Cache - 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 35 W 38 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W -
Socket Custom Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature - 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (53rd and 13th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1 Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1578 MHz
Shading Units 1536 2048
TMUs 96 128
ROPs 48 64
Execution Units 6 256
TGP 30 W 26 W
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) compared to Adreno X1-85

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5x-8448 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 8 16
Max. Memory Bandwidth 135 GB/s 273 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 -
Further details
Notes on M4 Pro (12-Core):
    - SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
3 (7.9%)
35 (92.1%)
Total votes: 38

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)?
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