Qualcomm has officially entered the Windows laptop world with the launch of the Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus processors. The new Arm-based processors will power many Windows models starting later this year. Here are the Snapdragon X Elite and Plus specifications.
Snapdragon X Elite and Plus specifications
The flagship X Elite comes in three different models: X1E-84-100, X1E-80-100 and X1E-78-100. All three are built on a 4nm architecture and feature a 12-core CPU with speeds of up to 4.2 GHz. Qualcomm also promises 45 TOPS AI engines and GPU performance ranging from 3.8-4.6 TFLOPS.
Below the X Elite models is the Snapdragon X Plus. The X Plus is aimed more at the budget-friendly and performance-oriented PC segment. It features a 10-core CPU with speeds up to 3.4 GHz. It also features a 45 TOPS AI engine, similar to the X Elite.
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In the benchmark results shared by Qualcomm, X Plus managed to score 12,905 points in Geekbench and 852 points 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 the X Plus delivers 37 percent faster CPU performance at the same power consumption. Both chips bring 5G connectivity to laptops.
- CPU Qualcomm Oryon (Orbit architecture, T2 cores up to 3.8 GHz, 42 MB total cache)
- CPU Variants (Speculative) XIE-84-100: 3.8 GHz max multithreading, single/dual core boost up to 4.2 GHz
- XIE-80-100: 3.4 GHz max multithreading, single/dual core boost up to 4.0 GHz
- XIE-78-100: 3.4 GHz max multithreading, No single/dual core 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 in 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 in the second half of 2024.
