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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
68.2Inno Score
VS
Q
47.3Inno Score
—Single-core40
—Multi-core44.8
73.5Efficiency79.3
—iGPU34
62.9Platform42.4
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 4703 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 wins this laptop processor face-off, 68.2 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in platform (+21). 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 AI 9 HX 470

  • Stronger platform score: 63 vs 42
  • 300% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 6 MB
  • 100% higher threads: 24 vs 12
  • 53% higher Boost clock: 5.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

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

  • Stronger efficiency score: 79 vs 74
  • 70% higher Base clock: 3.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 48% higher Max TDP: 80 W vs 54 W
  • 18% lower Base TDP: 23 W vs 28 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Announced20262023
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP28 W23 W+18%
Max TDP54 W80 W+48%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Cores1212
Performance cores—12
Threads24+100%12
Base clock2 GHz3.4 GHz+70%
Boost clock5.2 GHz+53%3.4 GHz
L3 cache24 MB+300%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 890MQualcomm Adreno X1-85
iGPU clock—1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Memory supportLPDDR5XLPDDR5X-8448
Max memory—64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,400Top 72%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—14,200Top 38%

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