Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) vs Intel Core i9 14900F

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Review

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
Intel Core i9 14900F
Single-Core Performance
100
88
Multi-Core Performance
83
68
Power Efficiency
91
61
Integrated Graphics
93
0
QucikComparison Final Score
92
78
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) and Intel Core i9 14900F

Reasons to consider the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)

  • + 18-core design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + Custom socket
  • + Snapdragon X architecture

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9 14900F

  • + 8 P-cores + 16 E-cores hybrid design
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + LGA-1700 socket
  • + Raptor Lake Refresh architecture

Pros & Cons

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Strong multi-threaded throughput
  • Great power efficiency
  • High core count (18 cores)
  • Capable integrated graphics
  • Moderate power consumption (96W TDP)

"A high-end Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) processor with strong single-core performance (100/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for demanding workloads."

Intel Core i9 14900F
  • Excellent single-core performance
  • Capable multi-core performance
  • High core count (24 cores)
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • No integrated graphics — discrete GPU required

"A high-end Intel Core i9 14900F processor with strong single-core performance (88/100). Suited for demanding workloads."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
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Intel Core i9 14900F
359.47
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) +21%
160
Intel Core i9 14900F
132
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) Intel Core i9 14900F
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 1967 1506

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 4004 3281
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 23097 19856
File compression 2070 MB/sec 1670 MB/sec
Clang compilation 224.4 Klines/sec 220.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 599.6 pages/sec 436 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 668.6 Mpixels/sec 545.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 328 pages/sec 307.6 pages/sec
Background blur 82.4 images/sec 61.7 images/sec
Photo processing 210.7 images/sec 134.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 38.9 Mpixels/sec 46.5 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 4507
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 46675
Integer math 177.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 119.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 210M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 63.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 34.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 566.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 2905 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 31.2B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 20.5 PPW 23.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 240.6 PPW 305.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 718.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.53 PPW
General
Specification Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Vendor Qualcomm Intel
Released 25-Sep-25 9-Jan-24
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Snapdragon X Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number X2-96-100 i9-14900F
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-90 No
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
P-Cores 18 8
P-Threads 18 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
E-Cores 16
E-Threads 16
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz
Total Cores 18 24
Total Threads 18 32
Multiplier 30x 20x
L1 Cache 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 96 W 65 W
Socket Custom LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C
iGPU
Specification Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-90
GPU Boost Clock 1850 MHz
Shading Units 1536
TMUs 96
ROPs 48
Execution Units 6
iGPU FLOPS 5.7 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) ↗ Intel Core i9 14900F ↗
Memory Types #NAME? -8800
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 6 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 228 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

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