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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon C

VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon C
—Inno Score
55.9Single-core—
47.4Multi-core—
86.7Efficiencyspec-based73.3
58.2iGPU—
42.4Platformspec-based28.9
4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-1001 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon C

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon C lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

  • 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8
  • 33% lower process: 4 nm vs 6 nm
  • 33% higher Boost clock: 4 GHz vs 3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon C

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Announced20242026
Process4 nm+33%6 nm
Max TDP80 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Cores12+50%8
Performance cores12—
Threads12+50%8
Base clock3.4 GHz—
Boost clock4 GHz+33%3 GHz
L3 cache6 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100Qualcomm Snapdragon C
iGPUQualcomm Adreno X1-85Qualcomm Adreno A643
iGPU clock1,250 MHz900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8448—
Max memory64 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
SpecQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Geekbench 6 (single)2,805Top 29%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)14,234Top 27%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,321Bottom 18%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,028Bottom 39%—
PassMark22,877Top 41%—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,678Top 40%—

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