Qualcomm details Snapdragon C specs for $300 laptops for the first time — claims 67% faster performance on battery than Intel N250, AC performance remains a mystery
Qualcomm has detailed the specs for its Snapdragon C processor, with 8 cores and claimed "all-day" battery life.
Qualcomm has revealed details about its Snapdragon C system-on-a-chip specifically designed for laptops around $300. The chipset comes with an 8-core Kryo CPU, a 3 GHz single-core max frequency, and a 2 GHz multi-core max. It also boasts a 2MB cache, an integrated Adreno GPU with a 900 MHz max frequency, and a Hexagon NPU with an unspecified TOPS metric. The chipset supports up to 16GB of LPDDR5/5x or LPDDR4x memory and PCIe 3.0 NVMe or UFS 2.2/3.1 storage.
Qualcomm pitted the Snapdragon C against an Intel N250-equipped Acer TravelMate in a reference design with 8GB of RAM. The company claims that the Snapdragon C offers 67% better battery performance than the Intel N250, while single-threaded Geekbench and multi-core performance are up to 44% and 24% faster, respectively. However, it is the Cinebench results that stand out, with the Snapdragon C delivering 50% faster single-threaded and 67% faster multi-threaded performance. These benchmarks better reflect the typical tasks users perform on a cheap notebook.
Qualcomm promises all-day battery life, but the exact number of hours varies depending on the OEM partner and factors such as the display panel. In the Qualcomm reference device, a 16-inch screen was used. The company is expecting designs from HP, Acer, Asus, and Lenovo to utilize the Snapdragon C. Acer has already revealed the Aspire Go 15, its first notebook with the chipset, featuring 8GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and numerous ports.
The release date and pricing information for this device remains undisclosed. It is possible that the timing of this launch could enable Qualcomm's OEM partners to unveil new systems at the IFA technology trade show in Berlin or at CES. The $300 guidance for these laptops remains uncertain due to the increasing costs of components, but Snapdragon C-equipped laptops could potentially undercut the MacBook Neo and Windows laptops with Intel's Wildcat Lake processors.
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