is getting closer and closer to the launch of snapdragon x elite notebook!
At the Qualcomm Summit in October 2023, Qualcomm officially released its new Snapdragon x platform designed specifically for PC platforms. The flagship model is named: "Snapdragon Compared with Apple and Intel, Qualcomm Snapdragon x elite processor has a stronger energy efficiency ratio.
There is currently very little information about the Snapdragon x Elite processor, especially in terms of specific performance. There is not much information on geekbench, but at least we can know that there is more than one Snapdragon The processor appeared on geekbench.
According to foreign media reports, there are two major versions of the Snapdragon x elite processor, namely the known Snapdragon x elite processor and the low-end version of the Snapdragon x plus processor, and each version has 4 model. Among them, the Snapdragon x elite series are: x1e84100, x1e80100, x1e78100, and x1e76100. In terms of
performance, Qualcomm has said that the performance of Snapdragon x Elite is stronger than Apple's 12-core m2 max and Intel's 14-core Core i7-1355u in terms of single thread.
Judging from the test data on geekbench, the performance of the x1e80100 processor is indeed stronger than the i7-1355u, even better than the ultra 9 185h in terms of single-core performance, but the ultra 9 185h is still stronger in terms of multi-core performance.
Later this month, the surface series will usher in new products: surface pro 10 and surface laptop 6. The new products will have two versions: Intel ultra and Qualcomm Snapdragon x elite.
Regarding other brands, Samsung Galaxy Book4 edge notebook has also been exposed. It is most likely the first and second products in the table above. According to Qualcomm, Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc. will also launch Snapdragon x elite notebooks (it is rumored that Xiaomi is also testing), and the time will be June this year.
Summary:
In fact, as early as 2022, Lenovo launched a thinkpad laptop equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx gen3 processor. It sold for US$1,099 at the time. Official information shows that this product can achieve up to 29 hours of video Playback battery life.
Qualcomm has always wanted to enter the notebook computer chip market. This time, taking advantage of the opportunities brought by AI PC, the momentum is greater than before. Of course, it will take time to verify whether it can successfully gain a foothold.
However, healthy market competition can promote differentiation between brands, promote product innovation and technological progress, and ultimately benefit consumers, which is a good thing!
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