Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
The affordable Snapdragon X Elite. All 12 Oryon cores are present and run at 3.4GHz, but there is no dual-core boost and the Adreno GPU runs slower, so it lands below the X1E-84-100 while keeping the same all-day battery story.
Pros
- Twelve Oryon cores with excellent performance per watt
- Battery life measured in days of light use
- 45 TOPS Hexagon NPU exceeds Copilot+ requirements
- Cheapest route into an X Elite laptop
- Fanless designs are practical at this power level
Cons
- No dual-core boost, so peak single-thread trails other X Elite parts
- Windows on Arm app emulation still has gaps
- Gaming compatibility is limited
- Slower Adreno clocks than the X1E-84-100
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Process
- 4 nm
- Base TDP
- 23 W
- Max TDP
- 80 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 12
- Performance cores
- 12
- Threads
- 12
- Base clock
- 3.4 GHz
- Boost clock
- 3.4 GHz
- L3 cache
- 6 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
- iGPU clock
- 1,250 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X-8448
- Max memory
- 64 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,400
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 14,200
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 earns an Inno Score of 47.3/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The affordable Snapdragon X Elite. All 12 Oryon cores are present and run at 3.4GHz, but there is no dual-core boost and the Adreno GPU runs slower, so it lands below the X1E-84-100 while keeping the same all-day battery story.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100?
Cores: 12 · Threads: 12 · Boost clock: 3.4 GHz · Base TDP: 23 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i7-13700H, Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, Intel Core i9-12900HK — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
