Benchmarked: Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme crushes Intel's laptop CPUs

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Benchmarked: Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme crushes Intel's laptop CPUs Qualcomm is setting a high bar with its Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme. Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite is once again threatening to upend the PC CPU market. About two years ago, Qualcomm debuted the Snapdragon X1 Elite, an Arm chip that replaced the company's mediocre 8-series Snapdragon chips and performed impressively. Now it's the Snapdragon Elite X2's turn, and the 18-core X2 Elite Extreme is ready for the spotlight.