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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

Released Jun 18, 2024Laptop ProcessorCore i7 check: Tier A

The Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 is a 12-core Qualcomm Oryon laptop SoC on a 4 nm process, with up to 3.4 GHz on all cores and a 4.0 GHz dual-core boost. It pairs an Adreno X1-85 GPU rated at 3.8 TFLOPS with a 45 TOPS Hexagon NPU for Windows on Arm Copilot+ PCs.

Pros

  • 12 Oryon cores with up to 3.4 GHz on all cores and a 4.0 GHz dual-core boost
  • 45 TOPS Hexagon NPU for on-device AI features in Copilot+ PCs
  • Geekbench 6 scores of about 2,800 single-core and 14,200 multi-core in review testing of a retail laptop
  • Supports up to 64 GB of LPDDR5X-8448 memory with 135 GB/s of bandwidth
  • Platform supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, USB4 and up to three external UHD monitors

Cons

  • Adreno X1-85 graphics scored about 1,680 in 3DMark Time Spy Graphics in review testing, behind the Radeon 780M and Intel Arc iGPUs in the same comparison
  • x86 applications run through emulation on Windows on Arm, which carries a performance penalty
  • Below the X1E-84-100 in the same family: 3.8 TFLOPS GPU versus 4.6 TFLOPS, and a 4.0 GHz dual-core boost versus 4.2 GHz
55.8Inno Score

Average

Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.

Single-core55.9
Multi-core47.4
Efficiency86.7
iGPU58.2
Platform42.4

Full specifications

Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

General

Announced
2024
Process
4 nm
Max TDP
80 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores
12
Performance cores
12
Threads
12
Base clock
3.4 GHz
Boost clock
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)
2,805Top 29%
Geekbench 6 (multi)
14,234Top 27%
Cinebench R23 (single)
1,321Bottom 18%
Cinebench R23 (multi)
10,028Bottom 39%
PassMark
22,877Top 41%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
1,678Top 40%

Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

4 devices in our catalog use this chip

Quick answers

Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 good in 2026?

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 earns an Inno Score of 55.8/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 is a 12-core Qualcomm Oryon laptop SoC on a 4 nm process, with up to 3.4 GHz on all cores and a 4.0 GHz dual-core boost. It pairs an Adreno X1-85 GPU rated at 3.8 TFLOPS with a 45 TOPS Hexagon NPU for Windows on Arm Copilot+ PCs.

Does the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?

Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 22,877 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier A of our CPU tier checker: current Core i7 H / Core Ultra 7 / Ryzen 7 class and above. It is an Arm-based chip, so a requirement that asks specifically for an Intel or AMD (x86-64) processor excludes it. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.

Which devices use the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100?

4 devices in our catalog use the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100: HP Googlebook 14, Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (15-inch), Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14, Dell XPS 13 (9345).

What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100?

Cores: 12 · Threads: 12 · Boost clock: 4 GHz

What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100?

Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS, AMD Ryzen 7 250, Intel Core Ultra 5 125H — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.

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