Snapdragon X Elite isn’t the only new chip in the Snapdragon X lineup. Qualcomm is working on multiple new SKUs for Snapdragon X, including Snapdragon X Plus. It looks like one of the variants of Surface Pro 10 will also feature “Snapdragon X Plus” in addition to “X Elite”.
As respected Microsoft watcher Zac Bowden previously reported, Microsoft has been working on two Snapdragon X products – Surface Pro 10 with OLED display and Surface Laptop. Thanks to the new Geekbench listings, now we’ve more details, including a new variant of Surface Pro 10 with X Plus chip.
Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus are similar processors, but there’s one big change: X Plus comes with 10 cores (6 performance and 4 efficiency) compared to 12 scores of Snapdragon X Elite. In other words, Snapdragon X Plus could be used in mid-range products, similar to how OEMs use Intel Core i5 and Core i7 in their lineup.
According to a new Geekbench ML listing, a mysterious device codenamed “OEMMN OEMMN” has been benchmarked for “DirectML.” The listing doesn’t reveal the processor’s key specs but confirms other details, such as the minimum cores and product name.
This benchmarked device is likely to be the Surface Pro 10’s Snapdragon X Plus variant.
For those unaware, Microsoft has previously used similar codenames for its Surface lineup. For example, OEMSA is Surface Laptop SE, OEMML is Surface Laptop, OEMBR is Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X, and OEMMN is Surface Pro 10. These are the codenames for the upcoming Surface devices.
The leaked Geekbench listing suggests that Surface Pro 10 (OEMMN) could ship in two variants: Snapdragon X Elite (high-end) and Snapdragon X Plus (mid-range). It also looks like the base variant will have at least 16GB of RAM, as the tech giant appears to be ditching an 8GB base in its Surface lineup.