Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Benchmarks: Crushes Intel by 53% and AMD by 83% in CPU
ryanshrout · x · 2026-08-14
Signal 65 benchmarked three flagship Windows laptop chips: Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, Intel Core Ultra X9 388H, and AMD Ryzen AI 465.
Key Findings:
- Multi-core: Snapdragon is up to 53% faster than Intel and 83% faster than AMD in Geekbench 7 multi-core.
- Single-core: Holds a 30% single-core lead over a 5.1 GHz Intel Panther Lake part.
- Balanced Mode: Margins hold out-of-the-box, scoring 26,728 vs Intel's 17,476 without changing settings.
The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme features an 18-core Oryon CPU (up to 5.0 GHz) and an 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU, setting a new performance and AI computing bar in the premium laptop segment.
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