Qualcomm is testing a second ARM SoC for Windows - the Snapdragon X Plus
Qualcomm recently announced its new flagship ARM chip for Windows computers, the X Elite, but the chip maker is testing a sub-tier chip, expected to be called the Snapdragon X Plus.
The SKU number for the SoC in question is the X1P. Given that the Snapdragon X Elite is the X1E, it's logical to expect that this is the Snapdragon X Plus.
Qualcomm has been testing the X1P44100 and X1P46100 chips at least since February. The two SoCs have the Snapdragon X65 5G modem built-in, but we have no other information about the chips' architecture.
We could expect the cores of the X Elite to be the base for the X Plus, just clocked down, but this is just speculation on our part. Winfuture's report points to the possibility of a 10-core Snapdragon X Plus to supplement the 12-core X Elite.
Qualcomm's custom ARM cores are expected to bring meaningful competition to Apple's ARM chips.
Reader comments
- Vegetaholic
- xQG
Wtf are you talking about. They all designed for laptops and of course you can compare them, obviously X1 Elite is faster than M1 as it much newer.
- Anonymous
- 2WB
do you get paid by apple to glaze them? Even if apple produces good products they are overpriced and the closed platform means you don't actually own the device. And if m1 is so good why can't one play AAA games on it?
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