Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon X Elite processor in October 2023, with plans for it to power upcoming Windows laptops in 2024. This processor boasts the custom-designed Qualcomm Oryon CPU, promising better performance compared to its competitors.

However, recent benchmarks of a Lenovo laptop featuring this chip reveal performance scores that fall short of Qualcomm’s initial claims.

In the Geekbench 6.2 tests, the Snapdragon X Elite scored 1,628 points in single-core performance and 11,392 points in multi-core. These scores are notably lower than Qualcomm’s own benchmark results (2,777/14,056 at 23 Watts, 2,966/15,239 at 80 Watts). 

The specific wattage at which this chip operates isn’t specified, but the configuration confirms an 8+4 CPU core setup.

The cause of this underperformance isn’t clear, but the benchmark results point towards inconsistent clock speeds, indicating that the chip might be a pre-production sample in need of optimization.

In separate tests where the chip was evaluated individually, it performed better, achieving a single-core score of 2,574 and a multi-core score of 12,562. This suggests that the Lenovo laptop used for the initial benchmarks may require further optimization.

The tested Lenovo laptop also features an unnamed Adreno GPU, which similarly exhibited subpar performance in benchmarks, likely again due to the pre-production state of the chip. The GPU scored just 10 points in the Geekbench OpenCL benchmark.

The laptop comes equipped with 32GB of RAM and runs on a Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview build.

While the Snapdragon X Elite holds potential for Windows laptops, the initial benchmark results indicate that Qualcomm has some optimization work to do before the chip is ready for market release.

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