Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite 12-Core CPU Is Faster Than Intel 12700K & AMD 7845HX 12-Core Chips In Single-Core, Comparable In Multi-Core Tests At Just 28W

Oct 31, 2023 at 06:32am EDT
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More Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite 12-Core CPU benchmarks have been revealed which deliver strong performance at just 28W TDP.

Qualcomm 12-Core Snapdragon X Elite CPU Shows Strong Efficiency Versus Intel 12700K Desktop & AMD 7845HX Laptop CPUs At Just 28W

Yesterday, Qualcomm shared some performance benchmarks of its two reference laptops based on the new Snapdragon X Elite CPUs which feature the Oryon core architecture. The laptops came in 28W & 80W configurations and now there's a new entry of the X1E80100 CPU in its 28W config which shows some strong efficiency figures. This is the 28W configuration since it features a 3.40 GHz all-core frequency while the 80W configuration offers a 3.80 GHz all-core frequency. The test platform features 64 GB of LPDDR5x-8533 memory.

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Coming to the performance benchmarks, the Snapdragon X Elite X1E80100 scored 2741 points in single-core and 13021 points in multi-core tests in Geekbench 6. For comparison, we used the Intel Core i7-12700K 12-core desktop and AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12-core laptop CPU. Both of these are configured with much higher TDPs with the Intel chip featuring a maximum turbo power of 190W & the AMD chip featuring a peak power of 110W.

Image Source: Geekbench 6 Database

The results show that the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite 12-Core CPU was faster than both AMD & Intel chips in single-core performance despite the latter two running at much higher clock speeds of 5.2 & 5.0 GHz respectively. The Snapdragon chip can only maintain a maximum clock speed of 4 GHz across 1 or 2 cores. All benchmarks were conducted on the same Windows platform and didn't use Linux platforms although you can find Linux tests shared by Benchleaks here.

When comparing the multi-core performance, the Intel Core i7-12700K Desktop CPU ends up 4% faster while the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX CPU ends up 5% faster. This is a very impressive multi-thread performance from the Oryon CPU architecture at just 28W and the 80W chip can easily outperform the two competitors. The following charts compare the Snapdragon Qualcomm X Elite 28W CPU vs other chips:

CPU Benchmarks (Geekbench 6 ST)
ST (Higher is Better)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
Snapdragon X Elite (12 Core @ 28W)
2741
Ryzen 9 7945HX (16 Core @ 55/110W)
2704
Core i7-13800H (14 Core @ 45/115W)
2700
Ryzen 9 7845HX (12 Core @ 55/110W)
2659
Ryzen 7 7745HX (8 Core @ 55/110W)
2651
Apple M2 Pro (12 Core @ 30W)
2643
Core i5-13600H (12 Core @45/95W)
2600
Apple M2 (8 Core @ 20W)
2589
Core i7-12700K (12 Core @ 125/190W)
2504
Ryzen 9 7940HS (8 Core @ 35/65W)
2486
Ryzen 7 7840HS (8 Core @ 35/65W)
2416
Core i7-1360P (12 Core @ 28/64W)
2400
Ryzen 5 7640HS (6 Core @ 35/65W)
2339
Ryzen 7 7840U (8 Core @ 28W)
2099
CPU Benchmarks (Geekbench 6 MT)
MT (Higher is Better)
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
Ryzen 9 7945HX (16 Core @ 55/110W)
15273
Apple M2 Pro (12 Core @ 30W)
14209
Ryzen 9 7845HX (12 Core @ 55/110W)
13696
Core i7-12700K (12 Core @ 125/190W)
13532
Snapdragon X Elite (12 Core @ 28W)
13021
Core i7-13800H (14 Core @ 45/115W)
13000
Ryzen 7 7745HX (8 Core @ 55/110W)
12919
Ryzen 9 7940HS (8 Core @ 35/65W)
11808
Ryzen 7 7840HS (8 Core @ 35/65W)
11165
Core i5-13600H (12 Core @45/95W)
10500
Core i7-1360P (12 Core @ 28/64W)
10300
Apple M2 (8 Core @ 20W)
9742
Ryzen 5 7640HS (6 Core @ 35/65W)
8891
Ryzen 7 7840U (8 Core @ 28W)
8560

If these numbers do end up being the case in actual use cases and applications, then Qualcomm definitely has a strong competitor within the PC space which can easily rival the likes of Intel, AMD, and Apple. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite CPUs launch around mid 2024 so stay tuned for more information in the following months.

News Source: Benchleaks

About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.

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