In December 2018, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8cx processor for always-connected laptops and 2-in-1 convertible PCs running on Windows. The 7nm chipset few notebooks like the Lenovo Flex 5G and Samsung Galaxy Book S. Fresh information shared by Winfuture.de publication reveals that the U.S. based chip manufacturer is working on an enhanced version of Snapdragon 8cx. It is expected to fuel upcoming Windows on ARM devices.
The ’SC8180X’ internal model number is associated with the Snapdragon 8cx. The publication claims that the ‘SC8180XP’ model number that has appeared in the import and export databases suggests that it could be an enhanced version of the Snapdragon 8cx. It is unclear whether the ‘P’ letter in the model number stands for ‘Plus’ edition.
The publication claims that the SC8180XP is an octa-core processor with four Kryo 495 Gold (Cortex-A76) CPU cores clocking at 3.15GHz and four Kryo 495 Silver (Cortex-A55) CPU cores working at 1.8GHz. The SoC will include 718MHz Adreno 680 graphics which is also available with the Snapdragon 8cx. It is unclear whether there is any change in the speed of the GPU as Qualcomm has never revealed the clocking speed of the Adreno 680 graphics.
In October 2019, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro X 2-in-1 convertible PC. The device came with a slightly improved version of the Snapdragon 8cx. The custom chip was dubbed as Microsoft SQ1 since it was exclusively made available on the Surface Pro X.
The Snapdragon 8cx Plus is expected to deliver faster performance than Microsoft SQ1. Since there is no official information available on the Snapdragon 8cx Plus, it is advisable to digest the report with a grain of salt.
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