Intel Core i9-10910 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
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| Intel Core i9-10910 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) | |
CPU comparisonIntel Core i9-10910 or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Core i9-10910 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10910 was released in Q3/2020. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) has 12 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) was released in Q2/2024. |
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| Intel Core i9 (78) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (3) |
| Intel Core i 10000 (43) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (3) |
| 10 | Generation | 1 |
| Comet Lake S | Architecture | Oryon |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i9-10910 has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10910 is 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) has 12 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) is at 1.00 GHz (4.00 GHz). |
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| Intel Core i9-10910 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) |
| 10 | Cores | 12 |
| 20 | Threads | 12 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.60 GHz | Frequency | 1.00 GHz |
| 5.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.40 GHz |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor. |
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| Intel Core i9-10910 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) |
| -- | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| -- | AI specifications | Qualcomm Hexagon NPU @ 45 TOPS |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Core i9-10910 or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| Intel UHD Graphics 630 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus |
| 0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.00 GHz |
| 1.20 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 9.5 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 14 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 4 |
| 24 | Compute units | -- |
| 192 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 64 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12.2 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| Intel UHD Graphics 630 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i9-10910 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) supports up to 64 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 135.2 GB/s. |
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| Intel Core i9-10910 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | LPDDR5X-8533 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory | 64 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| 46.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 135.2 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 42.00 MB |
| 20.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-10910 is 125 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) has a TDP of 23 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Core i9-10910 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) |
| 125 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 23 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 80 W |
| 95 W | TDP down | 12 W |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i9-10910 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 42.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Core i9-10910 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) |
| 14 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | -- |
| LGA 1200 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10/11 (ARM), Linux |
| Q3/2020 | Release date | Q2/2024 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Intel Core i9-10910
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus @ 1.00 GHzNot verified |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
12C 12T @ 4.00 GHzNot verified |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 GHzNot verified |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
12C 12T @ 4.00 GHzNot verified |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 GHzNot verified |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
12C 12T @ 4.00 GHzNot verified |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 GHzNot verified |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 GHzNot verified |
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Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
12C 12T @ 1.00 GHzNot verified |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Core i9-10910 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) |
| iMac 27“ i9 2020 | Unknown |
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