The launch of this type of processor for desktop computers undoubtedly aims to compete with Mac-Mini from Apple. Qualcomm has been distributing a development kit for some time so that developers can work directly on this architecture to test and develop their applications without having to resort to Windows 11 emulation.
One of these developers, Jeff Gerling, received one of these CPU-driven kits Snapdragon X Elitethe same one found in laptops already available on the market. One of the questions many users are asking after Qualcomm’s announcement of the launch of this processor for desktop computers
Performance far from what was expected
Geerling submitted the Qualcomm development kit for testing Geek bench 6 Yes Cinébench 2024. During testing, CPU consumption was between 80 and 100W. This represents a considerable increase in consumption compared to this processor in laptops and which is set at 23W.
Having no established consumption limit, it was logical to expect that the performance what it offered was far superior to its laptop equivalent, however, this is not the case.
In the test with all cores running on Geekbench, the Qualcomm SDK achieved a score of 15,969, while in the test with only one core it reached 3,020 points. The Cinebench 2024 test scored 1,227 points.
Last July we had the opportunity to test the ASUS Vivobook S 15, a laptop powered by the Snapdragon X Elite, which, in theory, is the same processor used in the Qualcomm development kit.
The performance results we obtained during the performance test of the ASUS VivoBook S15 In the multi-core test it was 14,417 points while in the single-core test it was 2,392 points.
In Cinebench 2024, it scored 906 points.
With these results on the table, we see how to quadruple the energy consumption This only serves to increase performance a little more, it does not represent a significant improvement that is really worth the investment.
The Snapdragon X Elite is not a desktop processor
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon
As we mentioned above, this SDK is only designed for app developers to optimize their apps using this architecture. It is not designed for anything else.
According to various sources, Qualcomm is already working on a range of processors with this architecture for Dessert PCprocessors that will allow you to get the most out of this architecture without taking consumption into account.
