Thin and light laptop (ARM) Segment — 4 Processors Compared

Decision table

Thin and light laptop (ARM) Segment: which one for what?

The 4 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Content Creation On-device AI Battery Life

Leads for Gaming: Snapdragon X Elite69%

Leads for Content Creation: Snapdragon X Elite68%

Leads for On-device AI: Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-10087%

Leads for Battery Life: Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-10067%

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Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100Qualcomm
6 · 6 · BGA (soldered)
61% 55% 87% 67%
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 80 TOPS NPU
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- Current model — 9 months on the market
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Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100Qualcomm
8 · 8 · 3.4 GHz
55% 52% 58% 57%
Why it ranks here
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 45 TOPS NPU
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 25 months on the market — a successor may be near
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Snapdragon X EliteQualcomm
12 · 12 · 4 GHz
69% 68% 49% 57%
Why it ranks here
- 4 GHz boost
- 42 MB L3 cache
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 12 cores / 12 threads
- 4 GHz boost
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 45 TOPS NPU
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
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Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100Qualcomm
10 · 10 · BGA (soldered)
58% 58% 60% 57%
Why it ranks here
- 42 MB L3 cache
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 10 cores / 10 threads
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 45 TOPS NPU
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Battery Life
- 28 months on the market — a successor may be near