In September 2025, at the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm rolled out its premier computing platform for Windows PCs—the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (model X2E - 96 - 100). Leveraging TSMC's cutting - edge 3nm process technology, this platform boasts an 18 - core all - big - core design. Specifically, it features 12 super cores with a base frequency of 4.4GHz and 6 performance cores with a base frequency of 3.6GHz. Moreover, two of these cores can be turbo - boosted up to an impressive 5.0GHz, making it the first Arm - based Windows processor to reach such a high frequency.

The platform is a powerhouse, integrating the third - generation Qualcomm Oryon CPU, the Adreno GPU (operating at a frequency of 1.85GHz and delivering a 2.3 - fold increase in performance per watt), and the Hexagon NPU (with a computing power of 80 TOPS and a 78% improvement in AI performance compared to the previous generation). It also supports LPDDR5x - 9523 memory, offering a bandwidth of 228GB/s, and the X75 5G modem, which can achieve a peak downlink speed of 10Gbps.

In performance tests conducted using Geekbench 6.5, the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme shone brightly. It scored 4072 in the single - core test and 23611 in the multi - core test. When compared to the previous generation, there was a 39% increase in single - core performance and a 50% increase in multi - core performance. When pitted against the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H under the same power consumption conditions, it outperformed the latter by 44% in single - core performance and 75% in multi - core performance, clearly demonstrating its significant energy - efficiency advantages.

Although its single - core performance still falls just a bit short of Apple's M5 processor, its multi - core performance is already on par with Apple's M4 Max. Additionally, it holds the upper hand in AI computing, multitasking, and energy efficiency. This achievement marks a crucial breakthrough for the Windows on Arm ecosystem in the high - end market. Devices equipped with this platform are anticipated to hit the market in the first half of 2026.