Qualcomm retracts select Snapdragon C power efficiency benchmarks nearly a week after publication — updated slide removes idle apps and web browsing results
Qualcomm has issued an updated slide for its Snapdragon C power efficiency claims, removing two benchmarks from the results.
Qualcomm has revised its benchmark slides for the Snapdragon C chip, which is aimed at laptops priced around $300. This update, nearly a week after the initial announcement, removes two power efficiency results from the slide. The changes were made to improve clarity and relevance according to a representative. The removed results used "ABL" before the test name, though its meaning remains unclear.
Comparing the updated slide to the original, there's one notable difference: the updated slide omits idle apps and web browsing tests. The Snapdragon C chip boasts eight Kryo CPU cores, capable of reaching up to 3 GHz on a single core and 2 GHz across all cores. The evaluation conducted by Qualcomm compares the Snapdragon C to Intel's N250 quad-core chip, which operates up to 3.8 GHz.
The comparison was performed on a battery power basis, not using AC power. The 16-inch device featuring the Snapdragon C was benchmarked against an 11.6-inch Acer TravelMate equipped with the Intel N250, configured to have the same total power. While concrete numbers and units weren't provided, the comparison focused on total system power.
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