The Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7441 is the first laptop we’ve reviewed using the Snapdragon X Plus chipset, which offers lower performance compared to its Snapdragon X Elite counterparts. While it offers a decent display and battery life, its underwhelming performance and lack of design flair make it a tough sell compared to its competitors.
Qualcomm has unveiled its latest laptop chip, the Snapdragon X Plus, boasting impressive performance, extended battery life, and leading on-device AI capabilities. This 10-core processor offers a speed of up to 3.4 GHz, paired with 64GB RAM and a 45 TOPS NPU, making it the fastest NPU for laptops globally. The Snapdragon X Plus showcases advanced AI capabilities, as seen in code generation, music creation, and live captioning. Laptops featuring the Snapdragon X Plus are expected to be available mid-year from renowned OEMs, providing users with a seamless computing experience.
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon X Plus, an expansion to its Snapdragon X line of laptop chips. Based on the same 4nm process and Arm-based Oryon CPU architecture as the Snapdragon X Elite, the X Plus is designed for more affordable mainstream laptops. With 10 CPU cores and reduced clock speeds compared to the X Elite, the X Plus offers a balance between performance and value. It features the same 45 TOPS machine learning performance as the X Elite, meeting Microsoft’s suggested requirements for running Copilot AI on-device. Qualcomm claims improved power efficiency compared to Intel and Apple chips, with up to 37% faster CPU performance than the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and 10% faster multi-threaded performance than the Apple M3. The Snapdragon X Plus is expected to debut in retail devices in the second half of 2024.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Plus is a new ARM-powered chip that offers a more affordable option than the X Elite. Based on the same Oryon CPU as the X Elite, the X Plus has 10 cores (compared to the Elite’s 12) and a lower clock speed of 3.4GHz (compared to the Elite’s 3.8GHz). Despite these differences, the X Plus still manages to outperform Apple’s M3 chip in a multi-threaded CPU benchmark. It is also considerably more power efficient than traditional x86 chips, using approximately 54% less power at peak performance than the Intel Core Ultra 7155H.
