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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100

Qualcomm X2E-88-100

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 is the second fastest variant of the X2 laptop SoC family which was introduced in September 2025. It offers all 18 CPU cores divided into 12 prime cores with up to 4.7 GHz (up to dual-core, 4 GHz all cores) and 6 performance cores with up to 3.4 GHz. Together, the CPU section has access to 53 MB of cache.

The SoC also integrates a powerful X2-90 GPU with 1.7 GHz, an NPU with up to 80 TOPS (INT8), LPDDR5x-9523 memory controller with 128 bit and 152 GB/s bandwidth and the Spectra ISP for up to 36 MP dual cameras. Storage media can be connected via NVMe, PCIe 5.0, UFS 4.0, SD Express and SD 3.0. The chip also supports 3x USB 4.0 ports.

The CPU performance should only be slightly behind the top model X2E-96-100 (higher clocked cores) and thus also in the top class of mobile CPUs in 2025. We currently assume a comparable performance with the Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX at the moment. However, this only applies to benchmarks that are available in a native ARM version. Older and non-optimized software runs significantly slower.

The SoC is manufactured with a mixture of N3X and N3P (via Computerbase) at TSMC (3nm)

CodenameOryon v3
SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon X2

Series: Snapdragon X2 Oryon v3

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-96-100 compare3.6 - 5 GHz18 / 18 cores9 MB L3 Oryon v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100 compare3.6 - 4.7 GHz18 / 18 cores9 MB L3 Oryon v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100 compare3.4 - 5 GHz18 / 18 cores9 MB L3 Oryon v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 « 3.4 - 4.7 GHz18 / 18 cores Oryon v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100 compare3.4 - 4.7 GHz12 / 12 cores Oryon v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 compare3.4 - 4.7 GHz12 / 12 cores Oryon v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 compare3.4 - 4 GHz12 / 12 cores Oryon v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 compare - 4.04 GHz10 / 10 cores Oryon v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100 compare - 4 GHz6 / 6 cores Oryon v3
Clock Rate3400 - 4700 MHz
Number of Cores / Threads18 / 18
12 x 4.7 GHz
6 x 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing Technology3 nm
GPUQualcomm Adreno X2-90 ( - 1700 MHz)
NPU / AI80 TOPS INT8
64 Bit64 Bit support
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date09/29/2025
Product Link (external)www.qualcomm.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2026 - Cinebench 2026 CPU Single Thread
min: 634     avg: 635     median: 635 (86%)     max: 636 Points
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Cinebench 2026 - Cinebench 2026 CPU Multi
min: 5952     avg: 5980     median: 5979.5 (59%)     max: 6007 Points
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 149     avg: 150.7     median: 150 (2%)     max: 153 Points
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 926     avg: 1284     median: 1319 (25%)     max: 1471 Points
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 15957     avg: 16383     median: 16382.5 (15%)     max: 16808 Points
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1604     avg: 1617     median: 1616.5 (66%)     max: 1629 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 617     avg: 619     median: 619 (67%)     max: 621 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 6172     avg: 6255     median: 6255 (15%)     max: 6338 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3182     avg: 3189     median: 3189 (20%)     max: 3196 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 296     avg: 299     median: 299 (83%)     max: 302 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
36 Points (45%)
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.3 Points (78%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
3957 points (24%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
29503 points (21%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
330.4 s (4%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
10.2 s (2%)
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WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
17855 points (28%)
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5200     avg: 5821     median: 5821 (66%)     max: 6442 MIPS
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 11.1     avg: 11.3     median: 11.3 (20%)     max: 11.5 fps
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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 405     avg: 405.5     median: 405.5 (5%)     max: 406 Seconds
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 206     avg: 208     median: 208 (1%)     max: 210 Seconds
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.512     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.524 sec
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
6395 Points (11%)
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
12.2 s (3%)
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
30.9 s (1%)
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
630 s (3%)
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3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
41260 Points (30%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 14818     avg: 15043     median: 15043 (37%)     max: 15268 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
14370 Points (36%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 24255     avg: 24771     median: 24770.5 (44%)     max: 25286 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 12346     avg: 12378     median: 12378 (52%)     max: 12410 Points
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Geekbench 6.6 - Geekbench 6.6 Single-Core
min: 2836     avg: 3496     median: 3814 (88%)     max: 3838 points
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Geekbench 6.6 - Geekbench 6.6 Multi-Core
min: 16674     avg: 19106     median: 20320 (69%)     max: 20325 points
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
261.7 ms (0%)
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 112275     avg: 113142     median: 113142 (74%)     max: 114009 Points
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WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
375 Points (93%)
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
509 Points (85%)
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1919     avg: 1923     median: 1922.5 (67%)     max: 1926 Points
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 63.9     avg: 65.5     median: 65.5 (11%)     max: 67 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
67.8 Watt (12%)
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 3.13     avg: 5     median: 5 (3%)     max: 6.82 Watt
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 3.41     avg: 4.2     median: 4.2 (3%)     max: 5.07 Watt
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Reviews for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 processor

Asus Zenbook A14 Laptop Review - Snapdragon X2 Elite against the MacBook Air M5

Asus Zenbook A14 Laptop Review - Snapdragon X2 Elite against the MacBook Air M5

The new Asus Zenbook A14 is one of the first devices with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 Elite ARM processors. The A14 is once again equipped with an OLED screen and ceraluminum chassis and still weighs less than 1 kg, and the CPU performance easily beats Intel and AMD.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, X2-90, 14", 992 g
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Analysis, Benchmarks & Efficiency - Serious rival for Apple and a problem for AMD & Intel

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Analysis, Benchmarks & Efficiency - Serious rival for Apple and a problem for AMD & Intel

Qualcomm's second generation of ARM processors for Windows has arrived and we compare the new Snapdragon X2 Elite & Elite Extreme with the competition from AMD, Apple as well as Intel.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, X2-90, 14", 992 g
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Analysis, Benchmarks & Efficiency - Serious rival for Apple and a problem for AMD & Intel

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Analysis, Benchmarks & Efficiency - Serious rival for Apple and a problem for AMD & Intel

Qualcomm's second generation of ARM processors for Windows has arrived and we compare the new Snapdragon X2 Elite & Elite Extreme with the competition from AMD, Apple as well as Intel.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, X2-90
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Analysis, Benchmarks & Efficiency - Serious rival for Apple and a problem for AMD & Intel

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Analysis, Benchmarks & Efficiency - Serious rival for Apple and a problem for AMD & Intel

Qualcomm's second generation of ARM processors for Windows has arrived and we compare the new Snapdragon X2 Elite & Elite Extreme with the competition from AMD, Apple as well as Intel.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100, X2-90

Asus Zenbook A14 UX3407NA: Qualcomm Adreno X2-90, 14.00", 1 kg
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   » Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Series: Overview and benchmarks for the new top SoC for ARM notebooks

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Other CPUs of the series Snapdragon X2

» Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-96-100
   18x 3.6 GHz - 5 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100
   18x 3.6 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
   18x 3.4 GHz - 5 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100
   18x 3.4 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-84-100
   12x 3.4 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
   12x 3.4 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100
   12x 3.4 GHz - 4 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
   10x - 4.04 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
   6x - 4 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Apple M3 Max 16-Core
   16x 2.75 GHz - 4.06 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490
   12x 3.2 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
   12x 3.2 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390
   12x 3.2 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390
   12x 3.2 GHz - 5 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100
   18x 3.4 GHz - 4.7 GHz
- Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
   20x 1.8 GHz - 5.3 GHz
- Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
   20x 2.3 GHz - 5.3 GHz
- Apple M4 Pro 12-Core
   12x 2.59 GHz - 4.51 GHz
- Apple M5 10-Core
   10x 3.05 GHz - 4.61 GHz
- Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
   20x 2.3 GHz - 5.2 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-01- 8)