Overview

• Qualcomm’s top X2 Elite Extreme SKU features 18 CPU cores with a dual‑core 5.0 GHz boost and reference units using 48GB of on‑package LPDDR5X on a 192‑bit bus for higher bandwidth.
• Early supervised runs showed a Geekbench 6.5 single‑core score of 4,080 and multi‑core of 23,491, plus a 3DMark Solar Bay score of 90.06—about 80% higher than the first‑gen X Elite.
• The NPU is rated around 80 TOPS, with Qualcomm‑run Procyon Computer Vision results outpacing current Intel and AMD laptop chips in the demo sessions.
• Testing conditions were controlled by Qualcomm on reference laptops with preinstalled benchmarks, and reporters could not install software, underscoring that these are best‑case preview figures.
• Qualcomm targets the first half of 2026 for X2 systems, signals a higher price tier than last year’s X chips, and faces open questions on OEM breadth, Windows‑on‑Arm app and game support, and battery life focus.