…In Geekbench 6.5 single-core, the X2 Elite Extreme posts a score of 4,080, edging out Apple’s M4 (3,872) and leaving AMD’s Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (2,881) and Intel’s Core Ultra 9 288V (2,919) far behind…
…The multi-core story is even more dramatic. With a Geekbench 6.5 multi-core score of 23,491, the X2 Elite Extreme nearly doubles the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H (11,386) and comfortably outpaces Apple’s M4 (15,146) and AMD’s Ryzen AI 9 370 (15,443)…
…This isn’t just a speed play — Qualcomm is betting that its ARM-based design can deliver desktop-class performance at mobile-class power draw, enabling thin, fanless designs or ultra-light laptops with battery life measured in days, not hours.
One of the more intriguing aspects of the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme is its memory‑in‑package design, a departure from the off‑package RAM used in other X2 Elite variants. Qualcomm is using a System‑in‑Package (SiP) approach here, integrating the RAM directly alongside the CPU, GPU, and NPU on the same substrate.
This proximity slashes latency and boosts bandwidth — up to 228 GB/s compared to 152 GB/s on the off‑package models — while also enabling a unified memory architecture similar in concept to Apple’s M‑series chips, where CPU and GPU share the same pool for faster, more efficient data access…
… the company notes the “first half” of 2026 for the new Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme…
Keep in mind the original X Elite benchmarks were never replicated in real world devices (not even close).
They used a desktop style device (with intense cooling that is not possible with laptops) and “developed solely for benchmarking” version of Linux (to this day X Elite runs like shit in Linux).
This is almost certainly a premeditated attempt at “legal false advertising”.
Mark my words, you’ll never see 4,000 points in GB6 ST on any real products.
They also used the base M4, not M4 Pro or Max
Seems like they’re also using two different Intel chips in their testing for some reason.
I’ll take cherrypicking for $500, Alex
Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
That doesn’t sound very high end, I think I’ll wait for the Pro version, preferably Pro Plus.
The ultra absorbent one is the one to get
BadDragon X2 Elite Extreme MAGNUM
That one will go hard
The Rare version?
The X1 Elite never lived up to its geekbench scores, and the drivers are absolute dogshit.
The X2 Elite wont match Apple or AMD in real world scenarios either, I’d wager.
Yeah I’ll wait for independent benchmarks, thanks.
With actual devices
I’m going to call semi-bullshit here, or there is a major revisionist version or catch. If this were true, they’d be STUPID to not be working fast as hell to get full, unlocked Linux support upstreamed and start selling this as a datacenter competitor to what Amazon, Microsoft, and Amazon are offering, because it would be an entirely new class of performance. It could also dig into Nvidia and AMDs datacenter sales at scale if this efficient.
