AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
70.1Single-core81.3
52.6Multi-core58
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
—iGPU68
61.8Platformspec-based37.8
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 7 4508 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 62.5, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+11) and multi-core (+5). AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 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 AI 7 450
- 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
- Stronger single-core score: 81 vs 70
- Stronger multi-core score: 58 vs 53
- 100% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 2 GHz
- 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8
- 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Process | 4 nm | 3 nm+25% |
| Base TDP | 28 W | — |
| Max TDP | 54 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 12+50% |
| Performance cores | 4 | 6+50% |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | 6+50% |
| Threads | 16+33% | 12 |
| Base clock | 2 GHz | 4 GHz+100% |
| Boost clock | 5.1 GHz+9% | 4.7 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 860M | Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 |
| iGPU clock | 3,100 MHz | 1,700 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-8533 / DDR5-5600 | LPDDR5X-9523 |
| Max memory | 256 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,914Top 23% | 3,811+31%Top 9% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 13,789Top 34% | 16,041+16%Top 22% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,035Top 19% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 17,302Top 25% | — |
| PassMark | 26,312Top 31% | 27,909+6%Top 27% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 2,605Top 28% |
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