Qualcomm has introduced its new Snapdragon X Elite platform, which seems to be to be its strongest computing processor to this point. The chips (together with the brand new Qualcomm Oryon, introduced as we speak) are constructed on a 4nm course of and embody 136GB/s of reminiscence bandwidth. PCs are anticipated to ship in mid-2024.
Qualcomm has made the bold declare that its Snapdragon X Elite will outperform a number of Intel Core i7 processors on the Geekbench 6 benchmark that measures multi-threaded efficiency. The corporate has put forth a chart as proof for this, which it didn’t label in any particularly helpful approach. I do not know whether or not this y-axis is a linear or logarithmic scale or the place it begins. There’s additionally no point out of single-thread efficiency, which is an space the place Intel’s processors are historically very robust. Further charts declare to point out the X Elite chip beating AMD’s Ryzen 9 7940HS on GPU benchmarks, with the identical ambiguous “relative efficiency” because the y-axis.
Oh, Qualcomm additionally claims that its chip will ship “50% sooner peak multi-thread efficiency” than Apple’s M2 chip. That is only a humorous declare; the X Elite has 50 % extra cores than the M2 and sucks down rather more energy, so in fact it’ll do higher on Geekbench at “peak multi-thread efficiency.” That’s like an expert sprinter bragging about profitable the 100-meter sprint towards a bunch of marathon champions. However I digress. Clearly, this chip is just not a potato, and I think about that it’ll supply an enormous step up in efficiency from the Snapdragon PC chips that we’ve seen up to now. Will it “beat” Apple’s M2? I imply… I suppose we’ll must see.
Qualcomm additionally introduced a brand new know-how referred to as Snapdragon Seamless. In Qualcomm’s phrases, that is “a cross-platform know-how that allows Android, Home windows, and Snapdragon units utilizing different working programs to find one another and share data to work as one built-in system.” One may, for instance, drag and drop recordsdata and home windows throughout a number of totally different units, share screens, or have their earbuds routinely change between them. Seamless is included into Snapdragon’s cellular platforms; present companions embody Microsoft, Google, Dell, Lenovo, Honor, and Oppo.
This looks like a neat concept, however it’s, in fact, one thing you’ll solely see widespread use of if numerous folks find yourself shopping for Qualcomm’s PC chips. So, as I mentioned, I suppose we’ll must see.
