Brief conclusions on the Snapdragon X2 Elite benchmarks

• Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite - a real leap

Not even the top version of the chip (X2E-88) confidently outperforms competitors in difficult tasks.

• Beating Apple in multi-streaming In Cinebench 2024, Blender and Handbrake, the X2 Elite is faster than the Apple M5, and with comparable power consumption.

• Apple is still stronger in single-core The M5 leads in the single-threaded test - an important plus for light and “fast” tasks.

• Intel and AMD are noticeably behind The latest Intel Panther Lake and Ryzen AI chips are inferior to the X2 Elite in all key multi-threaded tests.

• This is not the end yet Tests were carried out on beta drivers and not fully optimized Windows - the potential is higher.

• Now everything depends on Microsoft The hardware is ready.The success of Windows on ARM will be determined by the quality of Windows 11, support for games, anti-cheat and GPU loads.

Bottom line: Qualcomm has finally caught up and surpassed Apple in a number of scenarios.If Microsoft does not fail with software, 2026 could be a turning point for Windows laptops on ARM. #game