Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100

The Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 is a moderately fast ARM architecture processor (SoC) for use in Windows laptops that debuted in April 2024. The X1P-64-100 has 10 Oryon CPU cores (10 threads) running at no more than 3.4 GHz. Other key features include the 3.8 TFLOPS Adreno X1-85 GPU, the 45 TOPS Hexagon NPU and an impressively fast LPDDR5x-8448 memory controller.

The chip's smarter X Elite series brothers including first and foremost the Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 are thought to be based on the same die with the same NPU but with more CPU cores enabled, higher GPU clock speeds, higher CPU clock speeds and possibly higher power targets as well.

Architecture and Features

Qualcomm Oryon cores are in part based on Nuvia IP; they most likely make use of the ARM v8.7 microarchitecture. Much like modern AMD and Intel processors, the Snapdragon chip is compatible with USB 4 and thus with Thunderbolt 4 but it remains to be seen if it is is compatible with GeForce or Radeon discrete graphics cards.

The Qualcomm SoC is said to have 12 PCIe 4 and 4 PCIe 3 lanes for connecting various kinds of devices. NVMe SSDs are supported with a throughput of up to 7.9 GB/s; furthermore, most laptops built around the chip are expected to have 16 GB of LPDDR5X-8448 RAM. There is also a 45 TOPS NPU for accelerating AI workloads.

Performance

Its multi-thread performance is very close to that of the Intel Core i7-13700H and the 9-core Apple M4, meaning this is a pretty fast CPU that's good for most tasks one could possibly throw at it in 2024.

Like any other Windows on ARM platform, the Snapdragon X chip works best with applications and games compiled specifically for ARM processors. If making use of the built-in x86 to ARM emulation mode, a performance penalty of about 20% is to be expected.

Graphics

The 3.8 TFLOPS Adreno X1-85 iGPU is DirectX 12-enabled but not DirectX 12 Ultimate-enabled, despite featuring VRS and ray tracing support. The 3.8 TFLOPS of performance that it supposedly delivers pale in comparison to the slowest current-generation professional Nvidia Ada graphics card for laptops, the RTX 500 Ada, that delivers up to 9.2 TFLOPS.

Its gaming performance is rather underwhelming; while slightly faster than the aging Iris Xe (96 EUs), the Adreno is not fast enough to outpace the Radeon 780M meaning there is little point in comparing it with full-fat discrete graphics cards. Baldur's Gate 3, a triple-A title released in 2023, is pretty much unplayable at 1080p / Low. GTA V, a game that saw the light of day in 2015, is playable at 1080p / High.

The Qualcomm iGPU will let you use up to 3 UHD 2160p monitors simultaneously. 2160p120 integrated displays are supported, as are the popular AV1, HEVC and AVC video codecs (both decoding and encoding). The hardware does not support the VVC codec; that feature remains a Lunar Lake exclusive for now.

Power consumption

The X1P-64-100 is most likely going to be less power-hungry than its more powerful X Elite brothers. Expect to see anything between 10 W and 35 W under long-term workloads because that's what Ryzen U chips normally consume.

The SoC is built with a 4 nm TSMC process for decent, as of H1 2024, energy efficiency.

Codename	Oryon
Series	Qualcomm Snapdragon X
Series: Snapdragon X Oryon Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-00-1DE 3.8 - 4.3 GHz 12 / 12  6 MB L3 Oryon Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 3.8 - 4.2 GHz 12 / 12  6 MB L3 Oryon Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 - 4 GHz 12 / 12  6 MB L3 Oryon Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 - 3.4 GHz 12 / 12  6 MB L3 Oryon Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 « - 3.4 GHz 10 / 10  6 MB L3 Oryon Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100 - 4 GHz 8 / 8  6 MB L3 Oryon Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 - 3.4 GHz 8 / 8  6 MB L3 Oryon Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 - 2.98 GHz 8 / 8  6 MB L3 Oryon
Clock Rate	<=3400 MHz
Level 1 Cache	2.3 MB
Level 2 Cache	12 MB
Level 3 Cache	6 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	10 / 10 10 x 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Oryon
Manufacturing Technology	4 nm
GPU	Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	ARM
Announcement Date	04/24/2024
Product Link (external)	www.qualcomm.com

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