AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
63.7Single-core40
71.2Multi-core44.8
40Efficiency79.3
72iGPU34
75.4Platform42.4
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 65.4 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+38) and platform (+33). Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 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 9 7945HX
- Stronger Single-core score: 64 vs 40
- Stronger Multi-core score: 71 vs 45
- Stronger iGPU score: 72 vs 34
- Stronger platform score: 75 vs 42
- 967% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 6 MB
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
- Stronger efficiency score: 79 vs 40
- 58% lower Base TDP: 23 W vs 55 W
- 36% higher Base clock: 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2023 |
| Process | 5 nm | 4 nm+20% |
| Base TDP | 55 W | 23 W+58% |
| Max TDP | 75 W | 80 W+7% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+33% | 12 |
| Performance cores | 16+33% | 12 |
| Threads | 32+167% | 12 |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz+36% |
| Boost clock | 5.4 GHz+59% | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 cache | 64 MB+967% | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 |
| iGPU clock | 2,200 MHz+76% | 1,250 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 | LPDDR5X-8448 |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,900+21% | 2,400 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 17,200+21% | 14,200 |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,030 | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 34,100 | — |
| PassMark | 53,000 | — |
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