Qualcomm's recent unveiling of the Snapdragon X series processors, designed for Windows on Arm laptops, has generated a wave of both excitement and skepticism. The prospect of powerful, fan-less laptops boasting extended battery life is undoubtedly alluring. However, questions surrounding Qualcomm's benchmarking practices have cast a shadow over the launch, raising concerns about the true performance of the Snapdragon X series.The Accusation: Skewed Benchmarks for Inflated Performance?An article
  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    7 months ago
    • I admit I am a bit suspicious this could be an astroturfed smear campaign from Intel, AMD, and/or Nvidia, considering Qualcomm is basically going to steal marketshare from them
    • what the actual fuck is that headline font
  • Quantum Cog@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    This article seem speculative. Qualcomm did provide TDP info for Snapdragon X elite. They displayed two variants. One with 80 watt tdp which was 10% faster (according to them) than M2 Max and 23 watt variant which was a little faster than M3.

  • wewbullEnglish
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    7 months ago

    The Accusation: Skewed Benchmarks for Inflated Performance?

    Oh no! Say it’s not so. /s

    We all know not to trust benchmarks from the manufacturer. We know this because we’ve all been burned by cherry picked results under favourable conditions that can’t be reproduced.