In December last year, Qualcomm unveiled for the first time, its latest processor for laptops called Qualcomm 8cx. The chipset is touted to bring twice the performance of its previous chip, the Snapdragon 850. In addition, it came with 60% better battery life and a number of new features such as H.265 and dual 4K monitor support. Qualcomm looks to be set to start mass producing the chip for PC. The benchmark of the Qualcomm 8cx has now been uploaded on PCMark and 3DMark databases. The benchmarking apps produced on the ARM 64 framework compare the 8cx with Intel’s Core i5 8250U chipset.
The result is that Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is shown to bridge the gap between mobile devices and laptops in terms of battery conversation and graphics performance. As a reminder, the 8cx is a 7nm chip with a TDP of 7 watts, while Intel’s i5 8250U is based on a 10nm process and has a TDP of 15 watts. This explains why the 8cx was able to achieve about two times better battery life.
The aspects of application benchmarks and graphics performance reveal even more surprising details. The 8cx and Intel i5 8250U is shown to be in the same range as Intel’s offering. While the 8cx floored the i5 8250U in some tests, it fell slightly behind in others. But the result is more surprising because it shows that a chip with half the power consumption of an Intel CPU is capable of delivering an awesome day-to-day performance on par with the i5.
In the aspect of graphics benchmark, Qualcomm’s 8cx surpassed Intel’s i5 to a large extent. In 3DMark’s Night Raid the graphics score was between 6138 and 6266. This isa big one compared to Intel’s which measured between 5172 and 5174. We must point out, though, that the display on Intel’s model was a 2k panel, while the device on which the Qualcomm chip sits, is an FHD panel.
These benchmark tests are indicative of how much work Qualcomm has done to take on Intel in the laptop segment. There are some aspects that Qualcomm will even have some edge such as the new 5Gmodem that OEMs could use on laptops running the 8cx. There is also an Always Connected PCs (ACPCs) feature which allow users to pull down data extremely quickly wherever they are.
With these performances and features, we believe Qualcomm 8cx will soon start fining its way on laptops. Qualcomm also announced a partnership with Lenovo for the development of the first 5G Always Connected PC. Lenovo has named the laptop “Project Limitless” for now. The laptop is said to run on a 45 watt-hour battery and will use the Qualcomm 8cx SoC and 5G modem.
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