In October last year, Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon X Elite high-performance platform for notebook computers at the Snapdragon Summit, which means that Qualcomm will once again launch an offensive into the PC industry.
Since its announcement, Snapdragon Now, Qualcomm has announced a new member of the Snapdragon X family – Snapdragon X Plus.
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Snapdragon X Plus technical specifications
Like the Snapdragon X Elite, the Snapdragon X Plus uses advanced4nmMade with process technology, among which Qualcomm Oryon CPU has10 custom high-performance cores,highest frequencyfor3.4GHz,total cachecapacity42MB.supportLPDDR5x memory,its integratedAdreno GPU computing power is 3.8TFLOPS,IntegratedQualcomm Hexagon NPUIt is currently the fastest NPU in the world.The computing power reaches 45TOPS. Thanks to its compact size and excellent energy efficiency ratio, Snapdragon X Plus supports a variety of product designs.
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While announcing the specific specifications, Qualcomm officials also gave the performance performance of Snapdragon X Plus.
Snapdragon X Plus performance comparison
existGeekbench 6.2 CPU multi-threadingIn terms of performance,The Qualcomm Oryon CPU integrated into the Snapdragon X Plus is 10% faster than the Apple M3 processor.The multi-threaded performance score reaches 13350. Under the same test, Snapdragon X Elite is 28% faster than Apple M3.
At the same time, it can be seen from the performance that the Snapdragon X Plus is positioned at a lower level than the Snapdragon X Elite, but its performance has surpassed Apple's latest M3 processor.
Compared with Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen platforms, it is stillGeekbench multi-threadingPerformance, Snapdragon X Plus is better than Core Ultra 7 155H and Ryzen 9 7940HS in terms of performance.37% better performance under the same power consumption; on the other hand,When reaching the same peak performance, the power consumption of Snapdragon X Plus is 54% lower than that of the benchmark platform.,therefore,Snapdragon X Plus has better energy efficiency performance.
existCINEBENCH 2024 MultithreadingUnder the test standard, the same comparison is made between Core Ultra 7 155H and Ryzen 9 7940HS, Snapdragon X PlusCPU performance is 28% ahead under the same power consumption,Reaching the same peak performance with 39% lower power consumptionthe energy efficiency advantage is equally obvious.
In terms of GPU graphics performance,3DMark WildLife ExtremeTest standards, comparing the Ruixuan Xe core display of the Core Ultra 7 155H platform and the Radeon 780M GPU of the Ryzen 9 7940HS platform, the Snapdragon X Plus integratedAdreno GPU performs 36% better under the same power consumption,Achieve the same peak performance with 50% lower power consumptiononly half of the benchmark platform.
In addition, Snapdragon X Plus, like Snapdragon X Elite, integrates45TOPS computing powercurrently the fastest in the worldNPU computing unitwhich can bring excellent computing power support to AI applications.
Nitin Kumar, vice president of product management at Qualcomm Technologies, said, “The advantages of Qualcomm NPU can be reflected in many different application fields. With up to 45TOPS of AI computing power, almost all application fields of PC can use our NPU to create better users.” experience.
For example, in the field of software development and programming, software developers can use the 45TOPS NPU computing power on the terminal side to generate code instantly; in addition, it can also enable rich applications such as image quality enhancement, AI filters, and AI noise reduction. Snapdragon X Elite also supports a large language model with a scale of 7 billion parameters running on the terminal side at a speed of 30 tokens/second. This capability can enable a variety of use cases on the terminal side.
If you are a student, this can help you complete your homework faster on the terminal side without having to access the cloud. “
In other subsystems, Snapdragon X Plus also has leading performance and functionality.
First of all, in terms of graphics processing, Snapdragon X Plus can support external three-screen ultra-high-definition 4K 60Hz display and supports HDR10.
Secondly, in terms of connectivity, Snapdragon X Plus supports the same advanced connection technologies as Snapdragon X Elite, including Wi-Fi 7, high-frequency concurrent multiple connections, and 5G that supports Sub-6GHz and millimeter wave with a maximum speed of 10GB/s. connect.
In terms of imaging, Snapdragon X Plus supports 18-bit dual ISP and MIPI cameras, which can bring advanced image and video functions to related devices.
In terms of audio, Snapdragon X Plus supports leading Snapdragon Sound features, including Bluetooth 5.4 audio transmission.
These features allow devices built on the Snapdragon X Plus platform to provide users with a more comprehensive and better comprehensive experience.
Snapdragon X Elite Core Features Review
On the occasion of the announcement of Snapdragon X Plus, we might as well review the Snapdragon X Elite released last year.
Snapdragon GHz, this is also the first ARM architecture CPU core above 4GHz.
In addition, it has a total cache capacity of up to 42MB, a memory bandwidth of 136GB/s, and supports eight-channel LPDDR5x. Its integrated NPU also has a powerful computing power of up to 45TOPS.
Snapdragon X Elite performance comparison update
At last year's press conference, Qualcomm officially released the performance comparison results between Snapdragon It reaches 15610 points, which is 28% faster than the M3.
At the same time, Qualcomm also updated the performance comparison results between Snapdragon X Elite and Core Ultra 7 155H. In the Geekbench 6 single-thread test, the Snapdragon X Elite consumes 65% less power when reaching the same peak performance, which is only 1/3 of the Core Ultra 7 155H. In addition, it can be seen that under the same power consumption, the CPU performance of Snapdragon X Elite is 54% higher and the energy efficiency ratio is excellent.
In the Geekbench 6 multi-thread test standard, compared with Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Snapdragon X Elite consumes 60% less power when reaching the same peak performance; under the same power consumption, Snapdragon X Elite's CPU performance is 52% ahead .
In addition, when compared with the higher-end Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, the Snapdragon X Plus also has a lead. Under the Geekbench 6 single-thread test standard, the power consumption is 65% lower when reaching the same peak performance; under the same power consumption, the performance advantage is as high as 51%.
In the Geekbench 6 multi-thread test, compared to the Core Ultra 9 185H, the Snapdragon X Elite consumes 58% less power when reaching the same peak performance; its performance is 41% higher at the same power consumption.
In terms of graphics performance, compared to the Core Ultra 7 155H's integrated sharp Xe core display, the Snapdragon
The biggest benefit brought by the excellent energy efficiency ratio is that under the same application conditions, the Snapdragon X Elite platform will have stronger battery life. In multiple application scenarios such as Office 365 applications, local video playback, web browsing, YouTube streaming and Teams video calls, the battery life of Snapdragon X Elite is at least 40% longer than that of Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, and up to more than 2 times longer.
In terms of platform response speed, Snapdragon X Elite can respond and open applications faster with various mainstream software, such as Adobe Photoshop, Teams, Steam, WinRAR, Firefox, etc., at least 7% faster than Intel Core Ultra 7 155H , at most nearly 70%.
In fact, compared to performance, many users are most concerned about the compatibility of the Snapdragon platform. Currently, Qualcomm has cooperated with many mainstream ISVs to ensure that various commonly used applications can achieve better compatibility on the Snapdragon platform.
As you can see from the figure below, these applications currently cover many fields, including office collaboration, productivity, coding development, browsers, entertainment, etc. A large number of applications that are compatible on the Snapdragon X Elite platform will bring an enhanced experience to users.
In addition, it is particularly worth mentioning the Google Chrome browser. Qualcomm has cooperated with Google to fully optimize this browser application based on the Snapdragon X Elite architecture, so that Windows PCs equipped with Snapdragon can support native Google Chrome. At the same time, compared with the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, the response speeds of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Brave web browsers are 20%, 57%, and 15% faster respectively.
Conclusion
According to official news, terminal devices based on Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus platforms will be launched one after another in mid-2024. If the performance and system and software compatibility of the final device can meet the officially announced standards, then Qualcomm Snapdragon X platform PC products will inevitably have a huge impact on the existing PC market structure, especially for thin and light laptops and AI PCs. , battery life and other aspects have obvious advantages.