Windows on Snapdragon X Series unplugged: Why performance with no compromises matters
Don’t settle for less.
Imagine cleaning the carpets with a corded upright vacuum cleaner and then switching to a cordless stick vacuum. It’s far less powerful and loses its suction over time as the power runs out. But that’s the compromise you make with the added mobility that a cordless vacuum cleaner gives you.
It’s the same kind of sacrifice we’re willing to make when we unplug our laptop and move around our home or office — you get mobility in exchange for slower performance, since the battery couldn’t handle the power drain of a traditional processor running at full speed.
No more old school thinking. Last year, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., shattered that conventional wisdom, introducing Windows PCs powered by the Snapdragon X Series processors that showed that you didn’t have to compromise on performance regardless of whether you were plugged in or not.
That’s because Snapdragon X Series is the first and only processor family for Windows laptops that maximize performance when unplugged and running on battery. In comparison, other processors throttle down their performance to preserve precious battery life.
We ran tests last year pitting a Dell XPS 13 running an Intel Core Ultra 7 and a Dell XPS 13 running a Snapdragon X Elite processor.
Laptops with competitor chips have two performance modes depending on whether they’re plugged into the wall or not. To conserve battery life when unplugged, the competitor's processor throttles performance, resulting in your apps running slower. You may have noticed it yourself when bringing your laptop to a coffee shop or on your couch — your apps take a little longer to load and feel a bit sluggish.
We think you want a better more modern experience. Thanks to the breakthrough Qualcomm Oryon CPU architecture in the Snapdragon X Elite, you can have great performance and great battery life — simultaneously.
