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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
67.1Inno Score
62.9Single-core81.3
44.2Multi-core58
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
68.5iGPU68
55.5Platformspec-based37.8
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 67.1 to 57.4, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+18) and multi-core (+14). AMD Ryzen 7 8840U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

  • 33% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 81 vs 63
  • Stronger multi-core score: 58 vs 44
  • 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 21% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Announced20232025
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP30 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Cores812+50%
Performance cores8+33%6
Efficiency cores—6
Threads16+33%12
Base clock3.3 GHz4 GHz+21%
Boost clock5.1 GHz+9%4.7 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MQualcomm Adreno X2-85
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5X-9523
Max memory96 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—3,811Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—16,041Top 21%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619Bottom 43%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191Bottom 50%—
PassMark23,390Top 40%27,909+19%Top 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659+2%Top 22%2,605Top 28%

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