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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100
The X2E-88-100 is an 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite with twelve Oryon prime cores boosting to 4.7 GHz on one or two cores (4.0 GHz multi-core) and six Performance cores at 3.4 GHz, built on 3 nm. It has 53 MB of total cache, an Adreno X2-90 GPU at up to 1.7 GHz and an 80 TOPS NPU, and is used in the Asus Zenbook A14 and Samsung Galaxy Book6 Edge.
Pros
- Eighteen cores: twelve Oryon prime cores boosting to 4.7 GHz (4.0 GHz in multi-core load) plus six Performance cores at 3.4 GHz
- In review testing of an Asus Zenbook A14, Geekbench 6.7 scored about 3,810 single-core and 20,300 multi-core
- Adreno X2-90 GPU at up to 1.7 GHz, which scored about 3,670 in 3DMark Time Spy graphics in review testing of a Zenbook A14
- 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU for Copilot+ PC AI features
- 128-bit LPDDR5x-9523 memory with 152 GB/s of bandwidth and support for up to 128 GB
Cons
- Prime-core boost stops at 4.7 GHz, below the up-to-5.0 GHz of the X2E-90-100 and the X2 Elite Extreme X2E-96-100
- 128-bit memory bus with 152 GB/s of bandwidth, versus 192-bit and 228 GB/s on the X2 Elite Extreme X2E-96-100
- Results depend on the laptop's power limits: in review testing, Geekbench 6 multi-core ranged from about 16,700 to 20,300 across three laptops using this chip
- Windows on Arm runs x86 desktop apps through emulation, so compatibility and speed vary by application
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 3 nm
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 18
- Performance cores
- 12
- Efficiency cores
- 6
- Threads
- 18
- Boost clock
- 4.7 GHz
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Qualcomm Adreno X2-90
- iGPU clock
- 1,700 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5x-9523
- Max memory
- 128 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,814Top 6%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 20,325Top 7%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,629Bottom 36%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 16,808Top 33%
- PassMark
- 37,821Top 13%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 4,470Top 11%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 3,666Top 15%
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100
2 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 earns an Inno Score of 71.7/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The X2E-88-100 is an 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite with twelve Oryon prime cores boosting to 4.7 GHz on one or two cores (4.0 GHz multi-core) and six Performance cores at 3.4 GHz, built on 3 nm. It has 53 MB of total cache, an Adreno X2-90 GPU at up to 1.7 GHz and an 80 TOPS NPU, and is used in the Asus Zenbook A14 and Samsung Galaxy Book6 Edge.
Does the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 37,821 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 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 X2 Elite X2E-88-100?
2 devices in our catalog use the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100: ASUS ProArt PZ14 (HT7407), Samsung Galaxy Book6 Edge.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100?
Cores: 18 · Threads: 18 · Boost clock: 4.7 GHz
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-94-100, Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
