The first benchmarks of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus “X1P-42-100” 8-Core CPU have been leaked, giving us a taste of entry-level Oryon & Adreno chips in Windows.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core CPU Up To 20% Slower In CPU Tests, 40% Slower In 3DMark GPU Benchmarks
Qualcomm is preparing to launch more mainstream and entry-level Snapdragon X CPUs in its stack such as the upcoming 8-Core model which is called “X1P-42-100”. This chip is supposed to bring the Snapdragon X platform to more budget and mainstream audiences who want to experience the AI PC segment. We managed to get benchmarks of a retail laptop featuring this particular SOC ahead of its launch. The specific model is the ASUS ProArt PZ13 “HT5306QA_HT5306QA”.
In terms of specifications, the Qualcomm Snadpragon X Plus “X1P-42-100” features eight Oryon CPU cores based on a 4nm process node. The cores are segmented into two clusters with one of the clusters operating at 3.24 GHz clock speeds and the other operating at 3.42 GHz clock speeds. The max single and multi-core boost clocks are rated at 3.4 & 3.2 GHz. The CPU features 30 MB of total cache with each cluster offering 12 MB of L2 cache.
On the GPU side, the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus “X1P-42-100” CPU features the Adreno X1-45 integrated chip which features a clock speed of 280 MHz and delivers 1.7 TFLOPs of compute and that’s really low versus the standard 4.6-3.8 TFLOPs for the rest of the SKUs. The ASUS laptops are equipped with LPDDR5X-8448 memory and the NPU remains the same, rated at 45 TOPS. It looks like Qualcomm prioritized NPU or AI performance over GPU performance for this chip to align with Microsoft’s Copilot+ requirements.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X CPU Lineup:
| CPU Name | Cores | Cache | 2-Core Boost / All-Core Boost | GPU TFLOPs | NPU TOPs | Memory Support | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X1E-84-100 | 12 | 42 MB | 4.2 – 3.8 GHz | 4.6 TFLOPs | 45 AI TOPS | LPDDR5x-8448 | 23-80W |
| X1E-80-100 | 12 | 42 MB | 4.0 – 3.4 GHz | 3.8 TFLOPs | 45 AI TOPS | LPDDR5x-8448 | 23-80W |
| X1E-78-100 | 12 | 42 MB | N/A – 3.4 GHz | 3.8 TFLOPs | 45 AI TOPS | LPDDR5x-8448 | 23-80W |
| X1P-64-100 | 10 | 42 MB | N/A – 3.4 GHz | 3.8 TFLOPs | 45 AI TOPS | LPDDR5x-8448 | 10-20W |
| X1P-42-100 | 8 | 30 MB | N/A – 3.4 GHz | 1.7 TFLOPs | 45 AI TOPS | LPDDR5x-8448 | 10-20W |
Note- The following tests are conducted with the latest BIOS available for the laptop.
Coming to the benchmarks, we first have Cinebench 2024 where the CPU scored 102 points in the single-core and 649 points in the multi-core tests. For comparison, the 10-core Snapdragon X Plus model on the Microsoft Surface scores 107 points in single-core and 809 points in multi-thread. It can be seen that while the single-core score takes a 5% hit, the multi-core performance falls by 20 percent.
In Blender, the Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core CPU took 2 minutes, 3 seconds, and 48 milliseconds to complete the standard render test.
In Geekbench 6, the Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core chip scores 2422 points and 11,386 points in the multi-threaded test.
Moving to GPU benchmarks, we have 3DMark Time Spy and 3DMark Steel Nomad. In 3DMark Time Spy, the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus “X1P-42-100” with the aforementioned X1-45 Adreno iGPU scored 1025 points in total and just 916 graphics points with a CPU score of 3181. The X Elite scores around 1900 points in the same benchmark while the X Plus ends up around 1500 points. In Steel Nomad, the GPU scored 1159 with just 8.6 FPS which is also 40-50% lower than the X Elite & other X Plus offerings.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core 3DMark Time Spy:
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 8-Core 3DMark Steel Nomad:
Lastly, we have some actual gaming results in Shadow of The Tomb Raider. At Low, the GPU scores an average of 18 FPS at 1080p, and in High 1080p settings, the GPU scores an average of 12 FPS. For comparison, the X Elite scores close to 33 FPS.
As you can see, the performance isn’t that great for Qualcomm’s entry-level laptops which focus more on the “AI PC” side of things. The good thing is that these laptops will start at price points of $700 US which might make them competitive against existing mainstream offerings but with Lunar Lake and Krackan Point CPUs coming in the next few months, Qualcomm might see itself in a tough spot.
