Subj : Snapdragon X Elite CPU has been put through its paces early and To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Wed May 22 2024 11:15:05 Snapdragon X Elite CPU has been put through its paces early and appears to be every bit as strong as Qualcomm claims Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 10:06:17 +0000 Description: If you wondered whether Qualcomm had been exaggerating the capabilities of its new SoC, well, apparently not FULL STORY ====================================================================== The Snapdragon X Elite CPU delivers just as Qualcomm promised , at least according to an early review of the new Surface Laptop which has the chip as its engine. Toms Hardware noticed the review of Microsofts new notebook in which Ryan Shrout (an ex-Intel exec on the graphics side) put the new Snapdragon X Elite through its paces and came away suitably impressed. In the first 24 hours since the new Surface device launch using the X Elite, and the release of our @Signal_65 report analyzing performance and battery life (you can find it here: https://t.co/Y2wlo6a3lZ) I've answered a lot of questions around competition with the Mac and the May 21, 2024 See more On X (formerly Twitter), Shrout observed that the Snapdragon X Elite is the first ARM-based architecture SoC for Windows that doesnt sacrifice fundamentals and also that the Snapdragon momentum *feels real* this time, with both laptop makers and Microsoft being very vocal about their wins here. Shrout compared the Surface Laptop with the Snapdragon X Elite to four other laptops, including past Surface models, an Intel (Meteor Lake) notebook and Apples MacBook Air 15-inch with M3 . The performance levels of the Snapdragon X Elite were pretty eye-opening, with for example the Qualcomm CPU beating Apples M3 and Intels Core Ultra 7 155H in Geekbench 6 and by a decent distance too (those rivals managed 85% and 88% of the speed of the Snapdragon respectively). Shrout also observed impressive thermals, with the Snapdragon X Elite managing its heat well, albeit not as ably as Apples M3. And of course Shrout witnessed excellent AI acceleration though we fully expected that, as well as seriously good battery life, which was demonstrated as well. Indeed, the Snapdragon X Elite won two battery longevity contests, beating all-comers for local video playback the MacBook Air with M3 came closest to the Surface Laptop here, but was still found to have 16% less battery life. In the other tests, the Snapdragon X Elite proved solid with graphics, and did well with emulation, using Microsofts new Prism translation layer the equivalent to Apples Rosetta. Indeed, in testing with PugetBench Lightroom Classic, the Snapdragon equalled Intels Core Ultra 7, which is seriously impressive though it was behind the Intel chip (and Apple M3) in Blender somewhat. Analysis: A time for cautious optimism (Image credit: Microsoft) Overall, this represents a compelling write-up for the strengths of the Snapdragon X Elite, underlining that Qualcomm wasnt exaggerating with its earlier claims in pre-release press material. Mind you, the Snapdragon doesnt win every battle by any means, and Intels Meteor Lake CPU and the Apple M3 more than hold their own in some tests against the ARM-based SoC. Clearly, we must bear in mind that this is an early review published with Microsofts blessing, and we need to see further and deeper evaluations of the Surface Laptop, and Snapdragon X Elite, before we go leaping to conclusions. Well have our own thoughts ready for you in terms of reviews soon enough, but Shrout seems convinced (seasoning sprinkled around, as mentioned) that this might be Windows on ARMs big moment , finally. All that said, we also shouldnt forget there are other big-hitting mobile CPUs incoming later this year, like Intels Lunar Lake, or AMDs Strix Point (or indeed Apples M4). In short, it wont be too long before the Snapdragon X Elite has some considerably more potent competition. You might also like... Huge AMD Strix Point leak gives Snapdragon X Elite CPU something to worry about Windows 11 remains an unloved OS but why won't people upgrade? You can now run Windows 11 seamlessly on Apple silicon Macs ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/snapdragon-x-elite-cpu-has-been-put-th rough-its-paces-early-and-appears-to-be-every-bit-as-strong-as-qualcomm-claims --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .