Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus benchmarked: Faster than a MacBook Air?
Is the price worth the performance compromises?
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After the first premium Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite-powered laptops launched earlier this year, the mobile silicon maker announced a more budget-friendly Plus version of its Arm-based chip for Windows. This week, the introduction of an eight-core Snapdragon X Plus mode made things even more interesting for affordable laptops.
If you want the battery and AI benefits of a Copilot Plus PC but without the flagship costs, you’ll probably be interested in one of these new chips, so long as it performs decently. At IFA 2024, we attended a benchmarking session to put the new chip through its paces.
