Snapdragon Dev Kit, the first ‘desktop’ featuring X Elite series
A US retailer has listed the Dev Kit featuring Qualcomm’s new PC processor, with estimated availability set for August 23. This isn’t an official launch of the first Mini-PC featuring the Snapdragon X Series; rather, it’s just the date when one retailer will start fulfilling preorders, which seemingly went live recently.
The Snapdragon Dev Kit is a Windows PC in a small form factor PC (measuring 20×17 cm), making it a bit larger than most Mini-PCs on the market. However, this isn’t a typical retail product; it’s an official kit for developers who wish to write and test software for Windows on ARM.
Snapdragon Dev Kit, Source: Arrow
Perhaps the biggest strong point for the kit is that it features the fastest Snapdragon X Elite processor, codenamed “X1E-00-IDE.” This processor boasts 12 cores up to 4.3 GHz (dual-core boost) and an Adreno GPU capable of up to 4.6 TFLOPs.
Snapdragon Dev Kit, Source: Qualcomm
Users will also get 32GB of LPDDR5x memory and 512GB of NVMe storage (speed not specified for either). It supports WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. Additionally, there are several ports available, including one Ethernet port (again, speed not specified), three USB Type-C ports, two USB Type-A ports, HDMI, and audio jack connectors.
Snapdragon Dev Kit Details
- Processor : Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-00-IDE)
- CPU : 12-Core Oryon 3.8GHz
- GPU : Adreno 4.6 TFLOPS
- NPU : Hexagon 45 TOPS
- RAM : 32GB LPDDR5x
- Storage : 512GB NVMe
- Ports : 3x USB-C, 2x USB-A, 1x RJ45, 1x 3.5 audio, HDMI
- Network : Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
- Weight : 970g
- Dimensions : 199 x 175 x 35 mm
The kit is $899, which is the same price as Qualcomm promised. It is quite expensive and not a practical choice for the average user, but developers who want to create more ARM-native apps for Windows, may consider this necessary investment. However, it would appear that Snapdragon X Elite series laptops aren’t that popular, and pricing laptops above $1,000 hasn’t made it more approachable. Maybe Qualcomm should consider giving these to ARM developers for free.
| Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | Cores | Max Frequency | Dual Core Boost | Adreno GPU | Hexagon NPU |
| X Elite X1E-00-1DE | 12-cores | 3.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 4.6 TFLOPS | 45 TOPS |
| X Elite X1E-84-100 | 12-cores | 3.8 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 4.6 TFLOPS | 45 TOPS |
| X Elite X1E-80-100 | 12-cores | 3.4 GHz | 4.0 GHz | 3.8 TFLOPS | 45 TOPS |
| X Elite X1E-78-100 | 12-cores | 3.4 GHz | N/A | 3.8 TFLOPS | 45 TOPS |
| X Plus X1P-64-100 | 10-cores | 3.4 GHz | N/A | 3.8 TFLOPS | 45 TOPS |
Source: Arrow via Liliputing