Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
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We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) against the 1.3 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 125U. 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 1.9 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process โ 4 versus 7 nanometers
- Around 45.4 GB/s (51%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 36% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2880 vs 2113 points
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
- Supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5-7467 RAM
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.3 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 place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1150 MB/sec | 958.1 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 144.9 Klines/sec | 65.6 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 338.7 pages/sec | 223.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 416.5 Mpixels/sec | 243.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 268.6 pages/sec | 213.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 67.7 images/sec | 40.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117.6 images/sec | 93.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25 Mpixels/sec | 13.8 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 71.9 GOps/sec | 55.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 106.9 GOps/sec | 40.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 301M Primes/sec | 64M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 34M Strings/sec | 20.8M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 16.2 GBytes/sec | 11.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 219.6 MBytes/sec | 188.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1748 Frames/sec | 1063 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.4B Matrices/sec | 10.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 34.9 PPW | 41.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 434.6 PPW | 761.3 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 708.8 PPW | 1396.5 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 9.14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-10-24 (Eggburt) | Cinebench 2024 | 127 / 794 |
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and Intel Core Ultra 5 125UGeneral
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Intel |
| Released | October 24, 2023 | December 14, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Meteor Lake |
| Model number | X1E-84-100 | 125U |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M3 Pro | - AMD Ryzen 5 8540U |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U |
Intel CPU rating (#176th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 12 | 2 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 10 |
| E-Threads | - | 10 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 0.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 14 |
| Bus Frequency | - | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 13x |
| L1 Cache | - | 112K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | - | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35 W | 12 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | 57 W |
| Socket | Custom | FCBGA-2049 |
| Peak Temperature | - | 110ยฐC |
Laptop processors ranking (#53rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 512 |
| TMUs | 96 | 32 |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 6 | 64 |
| TGP | 30 W | 14 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Arc iGPU (4-Cores) compared to Adreno X1-85
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5x-8448 | - LPDDR5-7467 - LPDDR5x-7467 - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 20 |
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