Snapdragon’s Revolutionary X Elite Processor: Unleashing Superior Performance to Top Apple and Intel

Qualcomm has announced its new Snapdragon X Elite platform, which is touted as the most powerful computing processor from the company so far. Built on a 4nm process with a remarkable 136GB/s memory bandwidth, these chips, including the recently introduced Qualcomm Oryon, are expected to be available in PCs by mid-2024.

Qualcomm is making a bold claim about the performance of its Snapdragon X Elite on the Geekbench 6 benchmark which measures multi-threaded performance. However, the accompanying chart provided by the company lacks clarity in terms of scale and labeling. While it showcases the processor’s superiority over Intel Core i7 processors, there is notably no mention of single-thread performance, an area in which Intel has traditionally excelled. In addition, Qualcomm presents charts with ambiguous “relative performance” to demonstrate the X Elite’s superiority over AMD’s Ryzen 9 7940HS on GPU benchmarks.

Qualcomm has also made the claim that its chip will achieve “50% faster peak multi-thread performance” compared to Apple’s M2 chip. While this claim may seem amusing considering that the X Elite has more cores and higher power consumption, leading to better results on Geekbench’s “peak multi-thread performance” test, it is important to note that the X Elite represents a significant performance upgrade from previous Snapdragon PC chips. Whether it can truly surpass Apple’s M2 chip remains to be seen.

Alongside the Snapdragon X Elite, Qualcomm has introduced a new technology called Snapdragon Seamless. This cross-platform feature enables seamless integration and information sharing between Android, Windows, and Snapdragon devices running other operating systems, allowing for actions such as dragging and dropping files and windows across multiple devices, screen sharing, and automatic switching of earbuds. Several major partners, including Microsoft, Google, Dell, Lenovo, Honor, and Oppo, have already incorporated Snapdragon Seamless into their devices.

While Snapdragon Seamless presents an intriguing concept, its widespread adoption will ultimately depend on the popularity of Qualcomm’s PC chips. Only time will tell how successful this technology will become.