Qualcomm Snapdragon C Arm SoC outperforms an Intel N250 CPU by up to 67 percent in “unplugged” benchmarks

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.

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 ... The 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 .