Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Intel Core i9 12900K
70
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64
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We compared two CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) (laptop) with 12-cores against the 3,2 GHz Intel Core i9 12900K (desktop) with 16-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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
- More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1 integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process β 4 versus 10 nanometers
- Around 58.2 GB/s (76%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Newer - released 2 years later
- 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2880 vs 2633 points
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12900K
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- 21% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 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 63rd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1150 MB/sec | 1260 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 144.9 Klines/sec | 146.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 338.7 pages/sec | 414.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 416.5 Mpixels/sec | 480.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 268.6 pages/sec | 273.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 67.7 images/sec | 69.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117.6 images/sec | 147.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25 Mpixels/sec | 34.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 71.9 GOps/sec | 139.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 106.9 GOps/sec | 105.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 301M Primes/sec | 145M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 34M Strings/sec | 57.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 16.2 GBytes/sec | 29.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 219.6 MBytes/sec | 536.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1748 Frames/sec | 2203 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.4B Matrices/sec | 33.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 34.9 PPW | 12.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 434.6 PPW | 136 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 708.8 PPW | 328.9 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 2.93 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 |
Intel Core i9 12900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-11-12 (ElNils) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1497 |
| π 2025-09-20 (Jarx) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2811 / 18033 |
| π 2025-05-24 (unsorted) | Cinebench 2024 | 109 / 1339 |
| π 2025-04-03 (AdKraemer) | Cinebench 2024 | 113 / 1414 |
| π 2025-03-20 (Lethal) | Cinebench 2024 | 116 / 1571 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and Intel Core i9 12900KGeneral
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Intel |
| Released | October 24, 2023 | October 27, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Alder Lake |
| Model number | X1E-84-100 | i9-12900K |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M3 Pro | - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
Intel CPU rating (#53rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 12 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 3,2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 8 |
| E-Threads | - | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 3.9 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | - | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 32x |
| L1 Cache | - | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 14MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | - | 30MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35 W | 125 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | 241 W |
| Socket | Custom | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#53rd place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#54th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 256 |
| TMUs | 96 | 16 |
| ROPs | 48 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 6 | 32 |
| TGP | 30 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 770 compared to Adreno X1-85
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5x-8448 | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page | Intel Core i9 12900K official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 20 |
Cast your vote
Total votes: 8