The Snapdragon X Elite, a power-efficient 12-core chip from Qualcomm has been in the discussions for a while now. However, it might not be the only chip that Qualcomm is working on to power the next generation of Windows-on-Arm computers.
The Snapdragon X Plus spotted on the Geekbench ML listing could be a cut-down version of the Snapdragon X Elite
The latest news is that a new chip named the Snapdragon X Plus (X1P64100) has surfaced on GeekBench. It appears to be a slightly cut-down version of the Snapdragon X elite chip with a total of 10 cores (6 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores) with a base frequency of 3.42GHz. For those unfamiliar, the Snapdragon X Elite equips 12 identical cores, 10 of which reach up to 3.8 GHz and the other 2 reach an even higher 4.3GHz clock speed.
Windows Latest speculates that in addition to the Snapdragon X Elite, the 10-core Snapdragon X Plus chip may power the Surface Pro 10 laptop. The Snapdragon X Plus will likely make the Surface Pro 10 a bit more affordable and consumer-friendly.
Zac Bowden previously reported that Microsoft has been working on two Snapdragon X products, the Surface Pro 10 and the Surface Laptop 6. The latest GeekBench listing reveals more information about the Snapdragon X Plus chip.
The new chip could power a “mid-range” variant of the Surface Pro 10 OELD
According to the Geekbench ML test of the Snapdragon X Plus chip, the machine codenamed “OEMMN OEMMN” (which according to Windows Latest represents the Surface Pro 10) equips 16GB of RAM. As Laptop Mag noted, it could be a new baseline for computers with Snapdragon X series chips. The device scored 2410 in the machine learning test with a balanced power plan. The device runs Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview.
The Snapdragon X Plus chip reportedly comes with an integrated Snapdragon X65 modem from 2021. In comparison, the Snapdragon X Elite-powered computers use an external modem. It could also equip a slightly less powerful NPU (neural processing unit). Theoretically, it should result in slightly inferior performance in AI-based applications. Nonetheless, Qualcomm hasn’t officially announced this new chip and not much is known about it either.
