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AMD Ryzen 5 230 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

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52.4Inno Score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
52.4Inno Score
52.6Single-core48
39.7Multi-core47
73.5Efficiencyspec-based79.3
64.9iGPU57.4
52.5Platformspec-based42.4
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 2306 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 5 230 scores 52.4 against 52.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen 5 230 edges ahead in iGPU and single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 230

  • Stronger single-core score: 53 vs 48
  • Stronger iGPU score: 65 vs 57
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 6 MB
  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB
  • 44% higher Boost clock: 4.9 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

  • Stronger multi-core score: 47 vs 40
  • 167% higher Max TDP: 80 W vs 30 W
  • 100% higher cores: 12 vs 6
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 6
  • 66% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 14,041 vs 8,437

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Announced20252023
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP28 W23 W+18%
Max TDP30 W80 W+167%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Cores612+100%
Performance cores612+100%
Efficiency cores0—
Threads1212
Base clock3.5 GHz+3%3.4 GHz
Boost clock4.9 GHz+44%3.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 760MQualcomm Adreno X1-85
iGPU clock2,600 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 230 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 230Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,448Bottom 40%2,441Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,437Bottom 26%14,041+66%Top 32%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,124Bottom 8%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—9,854Bottom 32%
PassMark19,482Bottom 47%22,695+16%Top 44%
PassMark (single thread)3,563+14%Bottom 47%3,139Bottom 25%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,260+40%Top 40%1,616Bottom 49%

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