Lenovo is apparently one of the first manufacturers to experiment with Qualcomm's ARM processor Snapdragon X Elite. A result appeared in the Geekbench database that was created with an unknown Lenovo device, presumably a notebook.
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The low result is noticeable, especially in the single-core test: there the device only managed 1628 points. That's 40 percent less than Qualcomm promised to make an announcement in fall 2023. The multithreading result of 11,392 points is almost 19 percent below Qualcomm's value. And well below current processors from AMD and Intel, which manage a good 2500 single-core points. Apple's M3 lies
The clock frequency read provides an initial indication of poor performance – Geekbench read 3.42 GHz. That's 600 MHz less than in tests on Qualcomm's reference platform, but doesn't entirely explain the high difference in points.
Slower, but silent?
This may be a passively cooled device with particularly low Thermal Design Power (TDP), meaning that the processor itself cannot maintain a stable 3.4 GHz. To date, Lenovo has designed all Windows on ARM notebooks without fans.
Driver problems cannot be ruled out or poor interaction between the CPU and the voltage converters or power management circuits (PMICs). Qualcomm is said to have at least previously imposed unsuitable PMICs from the smartphone world on notebook manufacturers, which worsen efficiency.
The first notebooks with the 12-core Snapdragon X Elite are scheduled to appear in summer 2024. With the Oryon custom cores from the acquired company Nuvia, the processor is intended to enable the first competitive Windows-on-ARM devices that can also compete with CPUs from AMD and Intel, but also Apple.
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