M5 benchmark leak shows Apple's CPU outgunning Qualcomm's powerful Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme

As for multi-core, the M5 lags behind the big desktop players by 20% to 30%, but those processors have a far bigger core ...
TechSpot

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite looks good in early CPU benchmarks, but Apple holds GPU crown

The takeaway: Qualcomm claims that its new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is the best laptop processor on the market, and early third-party benchmarks mostly supports this assertion. However, Apple ...
TechRadar

Thrustmaster launches the eSwap X2 H.E Xbox controller, but it looks like a very hard sell if you already own the X2

Thrustmaster has announced and launched the eSwap X2 H.E Compatible with Xbox and PC, it includes Hall effect modules Otherwise, it's a broadly identical controller compared to the original eSwap X2 ...
PC Gamer

Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme early tests beat out AMD, Intel, and Apple as the most powerful mobile chip on the market but price uncertainty still remains a sticking point

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heise online

Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme: First benchmarks of the speedy 18-core notebook

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 generation initially consists of three Elite models. The top model with Extreme suffix shows great performance in initial benchmarks. In the course of this year's Snapdragon ...
HotHardware

Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Benchmarks Paint A Powerful Picture Of AI PCs To Come

In case you've been out of the know for a bit in tech, Qualcomm just announced a family of new mobile processors last week at its Snapdragon Summit event, including its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile ...
PC World

Benchmarked: Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme crushes Intel’s laptop CPUs

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite is once again threatening to upend the PC CPU market. About two years ago, Qualcomm debuted the Snapdragon X1 Elite, an Arm chip that replaced the company’s mediocre ...
Wired

Can Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon X2 Chips Beat a MacBook? Initial Tests Show Promise

Last week at Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm announced its next-gen line of PC chips, Snapdragon X2. The chips will come in two flavors: the X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme. At a benchmarking session at the ...
PC Magazine

First Tests: Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Shows Some Serious Speed

I'm the Editor-in-Chief of PCMag.com and the Vice President of Content for Ziff Davis. I oversee the editorial operations of PCMag and ExtremeTech.com, leading more than 65 writers, editors, and ...
PC Magazine

First Tests: Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Shows Some Serious Speed

LAHAINA, HAWAII—It was just about 2 years ago that we got our first peek at Qualcomm's biggest and best-to-date shot at Arm-based processors for laptops, the Snapdragon X Elite. With the unveiling ...
Android

Meet the Snapdragon X2 Elite, Qualcomm's new 18-core PC chip that rivals the Apple M4

The Snapdragon X2 Elite is Qualcomm’s boldest PC chip yet, boasting longer runtimes, faster speeds, and performance that can rival Apple’s M4. Qualcomm promises multi-day battery life for laptops, ...
CNET

Qualcomm's Big Compute Play: An 18-Core Chip Capable of 80 TOPS for AI Power

The Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme are a pair of PC chips aimed at the performance laptop market. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over the last decade, ...