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Snapdragon 1000 ARM SoC Could Compete With Low-Power Intel Chips in Laptops

Accepted submission by takyon at 2018-06-24 02:55:01
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'Snapdragon 1000' chip may be designed for PCs from the ground up [engadget.com]

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 850 processor may be intended for PCs, but it's still a half step -- it's really a higher-clocked version of the same processor you'd find in your phone. The company may be more adventurous the next time, though. WinFuture says it has obtained details surrounding SDM1000 (possibly Snapdragon 1000), a previously hinted-at CPU that would be designed from the start for PCs. It would have a relatively huge design compared to most ARM designs (20mm x 15mm) and would consume a laptop-like 12W of power across the entire system-on-a-chip. It would compete directly with Intel's low-power Core processors where the existing 835 isn't really in the ballpark.

By comparison, the Snapdragon 850 has a maximum TDP of just 6.5 Watts.

A reference design for the chip [wccftech.com] includes 16 GB of LPDDR4X memory, 2 × 128 GB of UFS 2.1 internal storage, and Gigabit WLAN.

See also: Snapdragon-based Chromebook could rival always-connected PCs [engadget.com]

Related: Windows 10 PCs Running on Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 to Arrive this Year [soylentnews.org]
First ARM Snapdragon-Based Windows 10 S Systems Announced [soylentnews.org]
Snapdragon 845 Announced [soylentnews.org]
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 850 processor will arrive in Windows PCs this year [theverge.com]


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