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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

Qualcomm X2E-90-100

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100 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 5 GHz (up to dual-core, 4.4 GHz all cores) and 6 performance cores with up to 3.4 GHz. Together, the CPU section has access to 53 MB of cache. Compared to the faster models, the X2E-90 only offers half of the memory bandwidth.

The SoC also integrates a powerful X2-90 GPU with 1.7 GHz, an NPU with up to 85 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 « 3.4 - 5 GHz18 / 18 cores9 MB L3 Oryon v3
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 compare3.4 - 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 - 5000 MHz
Level 2 Cache44 MB
Level 3 Cache9 MB
Number of Cores / Threads18 / 18
12 x 5.0 GHz
6 x 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing Technology3 nm
GPUQualcomm Adreno X2-90 ( - 1700 MHz)
NPU / AI85 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
677 Points (92%)
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Cinebench 2026 - Cinebench 2026 CPU Multi
6460 Points (64%)
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Geekbench 6.6 - Geekbench 6.6 Single-Core
4038 points (93%)
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Geekbench 6.6 - Geekbench 6.6 Multi-Core
20546 points (70%)
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- Range of benchmark values
red legend - Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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Other CPUs of the series Snapdragon X2

» 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

Surrounding CPUs

+ AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
   16x 2.3 GHz - 5.4 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
   16x 2.5 GHz - 5.4 GHz
+ Intel Core i9-14900HX
   24x 1.6 GHz - 5.8 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
   16x 3 GHz - 5.1 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395
   16x 3 GHz - 5.1 GHz
» Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
   18x 3.4 GHz - 5 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
   12x 3 GHz - 5.2 GHz
- Apple M3 Max 16-Core
   16x 2.75 GHz - 4.06 GHz
- AMD Ryzen AI Max 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
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-04- 7)