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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
61.5Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
61.3Inno Score
64Single-core63.2
71.4Multi-core50.5
40Efficiencyspec-based93.3
32iGPU68
75.4Platformspec-based46.8
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX scores 61.5 against 61.3 for Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX edges ahead in multi-core and single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX

  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 51
  • 967% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 6 MB
  • 167% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 6
  • 167% higher threads: 32 vs 12
  • 148% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 29,400 vs 11,875

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100

  • Stronger iGPU score: 68 vs 32
  • 406% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,605 vs 515
  • 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • 40% lower process: 3 nm vs 5 nm
  • 19% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,287 vs 2,751

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
Announced20242026
Process5 nm3 nm+40%
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP75 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
Cores16+33%12
Performance cores16+167%6
Efficiency cores06
Threads32+167%12
Base clock2.4 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+30%4 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+967%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MQualcomm Adreno X2-85
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,350 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory64 GB128 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,751Top 34%3,287+19%Top 7%
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,094+7%Top 17%15,102Top 21%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,807+29%Top 46%1,400Bottom 15%
Cinebench R23 (multi)29,400+148%Top 7%11,875Bottom 43%
PassMark52,889Top 5%—
PassMark (single thread)3,926Top 30%—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)515Bottom 9%2,605+406%Top 31%

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