Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and Plus introduced!

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.