# Snapdragon X Plus Unveiled: Oryon CPU Architecture, Surpassing Apple’s M3 with 54% Less Power Consumption

URL: https://technosports.co.in/snapdragon-x-plus-unveiled-oryon-cpu/  
Published: 2024-04-25  
Updated: 2024-04-25  
Author: Ishika Setia

While the Snapdragon X Elite is targeted at the upper end of the price bracket, the [Qualcomm](https://www.qualcomm.com/)alternative, Snapdragon X Plus is designed for more price-conscious consumers. In other words, both the Snapdragon X Plus and Elite feature the custom Oryon CPU cores, resulting in better single-core and multi-core performance.

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## **The Latest Snapdragon X Plus Unveiled**

Meanwhile, the Snapdragon X Plus has a 10-core CPU solution that includes six performance cores can four efficiency cores. clock rates for the core is 3.40GHz, without boost clock technology. The Snapdragon X Plus is made with TSMC 4nm technology. The Adreno GPU with up to 3.8 TFLOPS supports it. It also has an integrated Neural Processing Unit capable of 45 TOPS.

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Memory support maxes out at 64GB of LPDDR5X RAM, clocked at 8,448MT/s. The chip enhances webcam image quality with the Qualcomm Spectra ISP, accommodating either a single 64MP camera or a dual-sensor setup of 36MP each, capable of 4K HDR video capture. Notably, the chipset enables 5G connectivity, outperforming Apple’s portable Macs in this aspect.

Qualcomm’s [Snapdragon](https://technosports.co.in/?s=Snapdragon)X Plus is integrated with the Snapdragon X65 5G modem, and it has broadband support to ensure global network connectivity alongside other wireless standards such as Qualcomm FastConnect 7800, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 5.4. Also, the performance is better than Apple’s M3 by an average of 10%, and it is more efficient than other competitors like the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS.

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Qualcomm does not show the gaming benchmarks in their performance slides. However, the startup tests show that the chip can achieve 30FPS in Baldur’s Gate 3 and 40FPS in Remedy’s Control at low settings. Since the GPU is the chipset’s weakness, the gaming benchmarks were avoided. The first Snapdragon X Plus-powered Windows notebooks are slated for release in the latter half of 2024, with pricing details yet to be disclosed.

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