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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-94-100
The X2E-94-100 is an 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite chip that press and laptop makers such as ASUS call an X2 Elite Extreme part, while Qualcomm's own page files it under the 18-core, up to 4.7 GHz Snapdragon X2 Elite tier. In Qualcomm's spec table it differs from the X2E-96-100 only in its 4.7 GHz single-core boost (5.0 GHz on the X2E-96-100). It has 18 Oryon cores, 53 MB of cache, an Adreno X2-90 GPU at up to 1.85 GHz and an 80 TOPS NPU on a 3 nm process, and is used in the ASUS Zenbook A16.
Pros
- Eighteen cores: twelve Oryon prime cores at up to 4.4 GHz multi-core (4.7 GHz boost) plus six Performance cores at up to 3.6 GHz
- In review testing of an ASUS Zenbook A16, Geekbench 6.7 scored about 3,826 single-core and 23,204 multi-core
- Adreno X2-90 GPU clocked up to 1.85 GHz, with 53 MB of CPU cache on a 3 nm process
- 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU for Copilot+ PC AI features
- 192-bit LPDDR5x-9523 memory with 228 GB/s of bandwidth and support for 128 GB or more
Cons
- Single-core boost stops at 4.7 GHz, 300 MHz below the 5.0 GHz of the X2E-96-100
- In review testing the Adreno X2-90 scored about 4,064 in 3DMark Time Spy Graphics, well below the roughly 6,500 typical of Intel Arc B390 laptops in review testing
- Performance depends on the laptop's power mode: a Zenbook A16 scored about 1,761 in Cinebench 2024 multi-core in Performance mode but 1,203 in Whisper mode
- Windows on Arm runs x86 desktop apps and many games 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-94-100
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 3 nm
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 18
- Performance cores
- 12
- Efficiency cores
- 6
- Threads
- 18
- Boost clock
- 4.7 GHz
- L3 cache
- 9 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Qualcomm Adreno X2-90
- iGPU clock
- 1,850 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5x-9523
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,826Top 6%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 23,204Top 3%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,622Bottom 36%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 19,037Top 19%
- PassMark
- 44,662Top 9%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 4,064Top 5%
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-94-100
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-94-100 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-94-100 earns an Inno Score of 71.9/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The X2E-94-100 is an 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite chip that press and laptop makers such as ASUS call an X2 Elite Extreme part, while Qualcomm's own page files it under the 18-core, up to 4.7 GHz Snapdragon X2 Elite tier. In Qualcomm's spec table it differs from the X2E-96-100 only in its 4.7 GHz single-core boost (5.0 GHz on the X2E-96-100). It has 18 Oryon cores, 53 MB of cache, an Adreno X2-90 GPU at up to 1.85 GHz and an 80 TOPS NPU on a 3 nm process, and is used in the ASUS Zenbook A16.
Does the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-94-100 count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 44,662 (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-94-100?
One device in our catalog uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-94-100: ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607).
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-94-100?
Cores: 18 · Threads: 18 · Boost clock: 4.7 GHz
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-94-100?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, Apple M3 Max (16-core), AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
