Today marks the launch of Qualcomm's Snapdragon X CPUs which marks the beginning of the Microsoft Copilot+ AI PC era.
First Microsoft Copilot+ AI PCs Are Here! And Qualcomm's Snapdragon X CPUs Are Powering The New Era
Ever since Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X Elite CPUs for Windows AI PCs, they have taken the market by storm. The Arm-based chips are poised to give some heated competition to others in the space such as Apple, Intel, and AMD.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X platform isn't just targeting leadership in terms of AI performance but they are also the first fully Microsoft Copilot+ compliant platform, offering out-of-the-box support for the latest AI features that will only be incorporated by competitors in later updates. Some of the features include the likes of Microsoft's Auto SR, an automatic super-resolution technology, that can help bring faster performance to gamers running these Copilot+ PCs. These PCs will also host a range of other AI-boosted technologies that will make them stand out from the rest.
According to Microsoft themselves, the first Copilot+ PCs will start at $999 US and the OEM list is very expansive including the likes of OEM partners such as ACER, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung & Microsoft itself.
Qualcomm has so far officially introduced a total of four variants based around its brand new Oryon (ARM) CPU and Adreno GPU architectures which are positioned in the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus portfolio. These chips feature up to 12 cores, 42 MB of cache, up to 4.2 GHz clock speeds, up to 45 AI TOPS, and support for LPDDR5x-8448 memory while supporting a wide TDP range of 23W and up to 80W.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X CPU Lineup:
| CPU Name | Cores | Cache | 2-Core Boost / All-Core Boost | GPU TFLOPs | NPU TOPs | Memory Support | TDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X1E-84-100 | 12 | 42 MB | 4.2 - 3.8 GHz | 4.6 TFLOPs | 45 AI TOPS | LPDDR5x-8448 | 23-80W |
| X1E-80-100 | 12 | 42 MB | 4.0 - 3.4 GHz | 3.8 TFLOPs | 45 AI TOPS | LPDDR5x-8448 | 23-80W |
| X1E-78-100 | 12 | 42 MB | N/A - 3.4 GHz | 3.8 TFLOPs | 45 AI TOPS | LPDDR5x-8448 | 23-80W |
| X1P-64-100 | 10 | 42 MB | N/A - 3.4 GHz | 3.8 TFLOPs | 45 AI TOPS | LPDDR5x-8448 | 10-20W |
| X1P-46-100 | 8 | 30 MB | N/A - 4.0 GHz | 2.1 TFLOPs | 45 AI TOPS | LPDDR5x-8448 | 10-20W |
| X1P-42-100 | 8 | 30 MB | N/A - 3.4 GHz | 1.7 TFLOPs | 45 AI TOPS | LPDDR5x-8448 | 10-20W |
Following are some of the Microsoft Copilot+ PCs featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon X CPU line:
- Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition (X Plus / 16 GB / 256 GB / 13") - $999.99
- Microsoft Surface Pro 7th Edition (X Plus / 16 GB / 256 GB/ 13.8" Touch) - $999.99
- Dell Inspiron 14 Plus (X Plus / 16 GB / 512 GB / 14" QHD) - $1099.99
- HP OmniBook X (X Elite / 16 GB / 1 TB / 14" 2.2K Touch) - $1199.99
- Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (X Elite / 16 GB / 512 GB / 14.5" 3K OLED) - $1199.99
- Microsoft Surface Pro 7th Edition (X Elite / 16 GB / 256 GB / 15" Touch) - $1299.99
- Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge (X Elite / 16 GB / 512 GB / 14" AMOLED) - $1349.99
- Microsoft Surface 7th Edition (X Elite / 16 GB / 512 GB / 13.8" Touch) - $1399.99
- Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge (X Elite / 16 GB / 512 GB / 16" AMOLED) - $1449.99
- Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition (X Elite / 16 GB / 512 GB / 13" OLED) - $1499.99
- Dell XPS 13 (X Elite / 16 GB / 512 GB / 13.4" OLED Touch) - $1499.99
- Microsoft Surface 7th Edition (X Elite / 16 GB / 512 GB / 15" Touch) - $1499.99
- Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition (X Elite / 16 GB / 1 TB / 13" OLED) - $1699.99
- Microsoft Surface 7th Edition (X Elite / 32 GB / 1 TB / 13.8" Touch) - $1999.99
- Microsoft Surface 7th Edition (X Elite / 32 GB / 1 TB / 15" Touch) - $2099.99
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X platform will be going up against AMD's Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" and Intel's Core Ultra 200 "Lunar Lake" CPUs in the third quarter of 2024. Expect some heated competition in the laptop AI PC "Microsoft Copilot+" segment as we enter the holiday season.
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BEID # |
Title |
MSRP |
Link |
|
1505315 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Plus 16GB Memory 256GB SSD Platinum |
$999.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505316 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Plus 16GB Memory 512GB SSD Platinum |
$1,199.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505318 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Plus 16GB Memory 512GB SSD Graphite |
$1,199.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505319 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Plus Processor 16GB Memory 512GB SSD Sapphire |
$1,199.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505317 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Plus Processor 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Dune |
$1,199.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505320 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Platinum |
$1,399.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505322 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Graphite |
$1,399.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505323 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Sapphire |
$1,399.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505321 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Dune |
$1,399.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505332 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Platinum |
$1,599.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505334 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Graphite |
$1,599.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505335 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Sapphire |
$1,599.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505333 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Dune |
$1,599.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505324 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 13.8" Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite 32GB RAM 1TB SSD Graphite |
$1,999.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505325 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" FHD LED Touchscreen Copilot+ PC Snapdragon X Elite Processor 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Platinum |
$1,299.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505336 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 15" LED Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite Processor 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Platinum |
$1,699.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505337 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 15" FHD LED Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite Processor 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Graphite |
$1,699.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505326 |
Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC 15" FHD LED Touchscreen Snapdragon X Elite Processor 32GB RAM 1TB SSD Graphite |
$2,099.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
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BEID # |
Title |
MSRP |
Link |
|
1505327 |
Microsoft Surface Pro Copilot+ PC Touchscreen 13" LED Snapdragon X Plus Processor 16GB RAM 256GB SSD Platinum |
$999.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505328 |
Microsoft Surface Pro Copilot+ PC 13" LED Touchscreen Snapdragon X Plus Processor 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Platinum |
$1,199.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505329 |
Microsoft Surface Pro Copilot+ PC Touchscreen 13" LED Snapdragon X Plus 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Black |
$1,199.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505330 |
Microsoft Surface Pro Laptop Copilot+ PC Touchscreen 13" LED Snapdragon X Plus 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Sapphire |
$1,199.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1505331 |
Microsoft Surface Pro Copilot+ PC Touchscreen 13" LED Snapdragon X Plus Processor 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Dune |
$1,199.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
|
1506680 |
Microsoft Surface Pro Copilot+ PC Touchscreen 13" LCD Snapdragon X Elite Processor 32GB RAM 1TB SSD Platinum |
$2,099.99 |
https://www.antonline.com/ |
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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