{"slug": "qualcomm-snapdragon-c-arm-soc-outperforms-an-intel-n250-cpu-by-up-to-67-percent", "title": "Qualcomm Snapdragon C Arm SoC outperforms an Intel N250 CPU by up to 67 percent in “unplugged” benchmarks", "summary": "Qualcomm's Snapdragon C entry-level Arm SoC outperforms Intel's Processor N250 Twin Lake CPU by up to 67 percent in unplugged benchmarks, according to a new 'Snapdragon C Platform Overview' document released by Qualcomm. The SoC, unveiled at Computex 2026 for $300+ Windows laptops, features an octa-core Kryo CPU up to 3.0 GHz, Adreno GPU up to 900 MHz, Hexagon NPU, and up to 16GB LPDDR5/5x or LPDDR4 memory.", "body_md": "Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon C entry-level Arm SoC for $300+ Windows laptops at Computex 2026 with a ridiculously small amount of details last May, so we had to rely on the specs of the upcoming Acer Aspire Go 15 (AG15-Q31P) laptop. Qualcomm has now released a document entitled “Snapdragon C Platform Overview” with more technical details and “unplugged” benchmarks – meaning running on batteries – comparing a Snapdragon C laptop to one based on Intel Processor N250 Twin Lake SoC. The presentation Snapdragon C specifications: CPU – Up to an octa-core Kryo processor at up to 3.0 GHz (single-core) or 2.0 GHz (quad-core) with 2 MB total cache; note: no data for eight cores GPU – Qualcomm Adreno GPU at up to 900 MHz AI accelerator – Built-in Qualcomm Hexagon NPU (still unspecified performance) System Memory – Up to 16GB LPDDR5/5x or LPDDR4 Storage – PCIe 3.0 NVMe, UFS 2.2/3.1 [...]\n\nThe post [Qualcomm Snapdragon C Arm SoC outperforms an Intel N250 CPU by up to 67 percent in “unplugged” benchmarks](https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/13/qualcomm-snapdragon-c-arm-soc-outperforms-an-intel-n250-cpu-by-up-to-67-percent-in-unplugged-benchmarks/) appeared first on [CNX Software - Embedded Systems News](https://www.cnx-software.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/qualcomm-snapdragon-c-arm-soc-outperforms-an-intel-n250-cpu-by-up-to-67-percent", "canonical_source": "https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/13/qualcomm-snapdragon-c-arm-soc-outperforms-an-intel-n250-cpu-by-up-to-67-percent-in-unplugged-benchmarks/", "published_at": "2026-08-13 09:39:47+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-13 09:51:03.942679+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["Qualcomm", "Snapdragon C", "Intel", "Intel Processor N250", "Acer Aspire Go 15", "CNX Software"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/qualcomm-snapdragon-c-arm-soc-outperforms-an-intel-n250-cpu-by-up-to-67-percent", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/qualcomm-snapdragon-c-arm-soc-outperforms-an-intel-n250-cpu-by-up-to-67-percent.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/qualcomm-snapdragon-c-arm-soc-outperforms-an-intel-n250-cpu-by-up-to-67-percent.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/qualcomm-snapdragon-c-arm-soc-outperforms-an-intel-n250-cpu-by-up-to-67-percent.jsonld"}}