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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
The X2E-90-100 is an 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite with twelve Oryon prime cores boosting to 5.0 GHz and six Performance cores at 3.4 GHz on a 3 nm process. It has 53 MB of total cache, an Adreno X2-90 GPU at up to 1.7 GHz and an 85 TOPS NPU, and is used in the HP EliteBook X G2q 14.
Pros
- Eighteen cores: twelve Oryon prime cores boosting to 5.0 GHz (4.0 GHz in multi-core load) plus six Performance cores at 3.4 GHz
- 85 TOPS Hexagon NPU, above the 80 TOPS of the X2E-88-100 and X2E-94-100
- Adreno X2-90 GPU at up to 1.7 GHz with 53 MB of total CPU cache
- 128-bit LPDDR5x memory with 152 GB/s of bandwidth and support for up to 128 GB
Cons
- Memory bus is 128-bit at 152 GB/s, versus 192-bit and 228 GB/s on the X2E-94-100 and X2E-96-100
- GPU tops out at 1.7 GHz, below the 1.85 GHz of the X2E-94-100 and X2E-96-100
- Prime-core multi-core clock is 4.0 GHz, below the 4.4 GHz of the X2E-94-100 and X2E-96-100
- 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-90-100
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 3 nm
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 18
- Performance cores
- 12
- Efficiency cores
- 6
- Threads
- 18
- Boost clock
- 5 GHz
- L3 cache
- 9 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Qualcomm Adreno X2-90
- iGPU clock
- 1,700 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5x-9523
- Max memory
- 128 GB
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 37,384Top 14%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 4,797Top 4%
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100 earns an Inno Score of 70.9/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The X2E-90-100 is an 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite with twelve Oryon prime cores boosting to 5.0 GHz and six Performance cores at 3.4 GHz on a 3 nm process. It has 53 MB of total cache, an Adreno X2-90 GPU at up to 1.7 GHz and an 85 TOPS NPU, and is used in the HP EliteBook X G2q 14.
Does the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100 count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 37,384 (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-90-100?
One device in our catalog uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100: HP EliteBook X G2q 14.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100?
Cores: 18 · Threads: 18 · Boost clock: 5 GHz
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
