…In Geekbench 6.5 single-core, the X2 Elite Extreme posts a score of 4,080, edging out Apple’s M4 (3,872) and leaving AMD’s Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (2,881) and Intel’s Core Ultra 9 288V (2,919) far behind…
…The multi-core story is even more dramatic. With a Geekbench 6.5 multi-core score of 23,491, the X2 Elite Extreme nearly doubles the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (11,386) and comfortably outpaces Apple’s M4 (15,146) and AMD’s Ryzen AI 9 370 (15,443)…
…This isn’t just a speed play — Qualcomm is betting that its ARM-based design can deliver desktop-class performance at mobile-class power draw, enabling thin, fanless designs or ultra-light laptops with battery life measured in days, not hours.
One of the more intriguing aspects of the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is its memory‑in‑package design, a departure from the off‑package RAM used in other X2 Elite variants. Qualcomm is using a System‑in‑Package (SiP) approach here, integrating the RAM directly alongside the CPU, GPU, and NPU on the same substrate.
This proximity slashes latency and boosts bandwidth — up to 228 GB/s compared to 152 GB/s on the off‑package models — while also enabling a unified memory architecture similar in concept to Apple’s M‑series chips, where CPU and GPU share the same pool for faster, more efficient data access…
… the company notes the “first half” of 2026 for the new Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme…
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Keep in mind the original X Elite benchmarks were never replicated in real world devices.
This is almost certainly a premeditated attempt at “legal fraud”.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 4 days ago
They also used the base M4, not M4 Pro or Max (idk if the latter is out but I know the Pro is)
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Seems like they’re also using two different Intel chips in their testing for some reason.
Ugurcan@lemmy.world 4 days ago
M4 Max doesn’t have the fastest single core in Apple’s arsenal either, the king is A19 now (yup, the one in iPhones):
tomshardware.com/…/apples-a19-becomes-the-fastest…
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Now this all makes sense
Zak@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I imagine things would be much closer if they put a giant heatsink that Ryzen 370 they’re comparing and ran it at its 54W configurable TDP instead of the default 28W.
pycorax@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Shouldn’t they also be comparing it to Strix Halo instead?
tal@olio.cafe 4 days ago
Ah. Thanks for the context.
Well, after they have product out, third parties will benchmark them, and we’ll see how they actually stack up.
SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 4 days ago
I saw someone liquid cool an Arduino to push it to the max, but you couldn't declare it to be a regular benchmark...
itztalal@lemmings.world 4 days ago
This made my bullshit detector go haywire.