Qualcomm has officially entered the world of Windows laptops by launching the Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus processors. New Arm-based processors; It will power many Windows models starting later this year. At work Snapdragon X Elite and Plus features.
Snapdragon X Elite and Plus features
The flagship X Elite comes in three different models: X1E-84-100, X1E-80-100 and X1E-78-100. All three are built on 4 nm architecture and feature a 12-core CPU with speeds up to 4.2 GHz. Qualcomm also promises 45 TOPS AI engine and GPU performance ranging from 3.8-4.6 TFLOPS.
Under the X Elite models, there is Snapdragon X Plus. X Plus targets more budget-friendly and performance-oriented computer segment. It features a 10-core CPU with speeds up to 3.4 GHz. It also has a 45 TOPS AI engine, similar to the X Elite.
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In the benchmark results shared by Qualcomm, X Plus; It managed to score 12,905 in Geekbench and 852 in Cinebench’s multi-threaded tests. This means it is more powerful than the Apple M1 chipset.
Qualcomm also promises big gains in efficiency compared to Intel and AMD. It revealed that X Plus offers 37 percent faster CPU performance at the same power consumption. Both chips bring 5G connectivity to laptops.
| Component | Detail |
|---|---|
| CPU | Qualcomm Oryon (Orbit architecture, T2 cores up to 3.8 GHz, 42 MB total cache) |
| CPU Variants (Speculative) | XIE-84-100: 3.8GHz maximum multi-threading, single/dual core boost up to 4.2GHz XIE-80-100: 3.4GHz maximum multi-threading, single/dual core boost up to 4.0GHz XIE-78-100: 3.4 GHz maximum multi-threading, Single/dual core no boost |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno (DX12 support) |
| GPU Variants (Speculative) | XIE-84-100: up to 4.6 TFLOPs XIE-80-100 & XIE-78-100: up to 3.8 TFLOPs |
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon (up to 45 TOPS) |
| Micro NPU | Dual Micro NPU on Qualcomm Sensing Hub |
| Memory | LPDDR5x (8448 MT/s transfer rate, up to 64 GB capacity, 135 GB/s bandwidth, 16 bit, 8 channels) |
Major manufacturers such as Lenovo and Microsoft will launch laptops with Snapdragon X Elite later this year. Laptops with the more affordable X Plus are expected to be released in the second half of 2024.