Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
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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 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 258V with 8-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
- Has 4 more physical cores
- More powerful Qualcomm Adreno X1 integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 4 TFLOPS
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
- Newer - released 10 months later
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- 14% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 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 | 1020 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 144.9 Klines/sec | 66.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 338.7 pages/sec | 287.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 416.5 Mpixels/sec | 295.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 268.6 pages/sec | 276.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 67.7 images/sec | 46.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 117.6 images/sec | 113.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25 Mpixels/sec | 14 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 71.9 GOps/sec | 42.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 106.9 GOps/sec | 57.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 301M Primes/sec | 185M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 34M Strings/sec | 21.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 16.2 GBytes/sec | 13.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 219.6 MBytes/sec | 176.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1748 Frames/sec | 1565 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.4B Matrices/sec | 14.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 34.9 PPW | 17.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 434.6 PPW | 291.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 708.8 PPW | 510.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 3.48 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 Ultra 7 258V
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-18 (THINKPAD T16 GEN4) | Cinebench 2024 | 122 / 584 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Matty) | Cinebench 2024 | 113 / 512 |
| π 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondraju | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2869 / 11446 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and Intel Core Ultra 7 258VGeneral
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Intel |
| Released | October 24, 2023 | September 4, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Lunar Lake |
| Model number | X1E-84-100 | 258V |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Arc Graphics 140V |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M3 Pro | - |
Intel CPU rating (#88th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 12 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 3.7 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | - | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 22x |
| L1 Cache | - | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 2560K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | - | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35 W | 17-37 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | - |
| Socket | Custom | FCBGA-2833 |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (53rd and 111th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 600 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1500 MHz | 1950 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 96 | - |
| ROPs | 48 | - |
| Execution Units | 6 | - |
| TGP | 30 W | 30 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Arc 140V compared to Adreno X1-85
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5x-8448 | - LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 8 |
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