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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Intel Core i9 13980HX

70 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
VS
71 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13980HX
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Intel Core i9 13980HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) with 12-cores against the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i9 13980HX with 24-cores. 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 13980HX and (X1E-84-100)
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 – 4 versus 10 nanometers
  • Around 45.4 GB/s (51%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer - released 10 months later
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13980HX
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Has 12 more physical cores
  • 33% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
vs
Core i9 13980HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (107th and 25th place)
Submit your benchmark results

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 1400 MB/sec
Clang compilation 144.9 Klines/sec 161.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 338.7 pages/sec 432.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 416.5 Mpixels/sec 469.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 268.6 pages/sec 277 pages/sec
Background blur 67.7 images/sec 53.3 images/sec
Photo processing 117.6 images/sec 136.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 25 Mpixels/sec 36.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 10 & 434 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 163.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 106.9 GOps/sec 116.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 301M Primes/sec 186M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 34M Strings/sec 64.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.2 GBytes/sec 34.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 219.6 MBytes/sec 572.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1748 Frames/sec 2510 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 16.4B Matrices/sec 33B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 21 & 2555 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 34.9 PPW 36.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 434.6 PPW 315.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 708.8 PPW 824.3 PPW
Blender / Watt - 6.96 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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Intel Core i9 13980HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-14 (Judicatio)Cinebench 2024128 / 1861
πŸ“˜ 2025-03-18 (Rennsport)Geekbench 6 CPU2951 / 17667
πŸ“˜ 2024-06-27 (PPLord)Cinebench 2024120 / 1190
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and Intel Core i9 13980HX

General

Vendor Qualcomm Intel
Released October 24, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Raptor Lake
Model number X1E-84-100 i9-13980HX
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1 UHD Graphics (32EU)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M3 Pro - AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
Intel CPU rating (#40th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 8
P-Threads 12 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz 5.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 16
E-Threads - 16
Base Frequency (E) - 1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 24
Total Threads 12 32
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x 22x
L1 Cache - 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 36MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35 W 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W 157 W
Socket Custom BGA-1964
Peak Temperature - 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (53rd and 47th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Qualcomm Adreno X1 Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1650 MHz
Shading Units 1536 256
TMUs 96 16
ROPs 48 8
Execution Units 6 32
TGP 30 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) +475%
4.6 TFLOPS
Core i9 13980HX
0.8 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 770 compared to Adreno X1-85

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5x-8448 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 8 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 135 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page Intel Core i9 13980HX official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
5 (33.3%)
10 (66.7%)
Total votes: 15

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i9 13980HX or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)?
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