Lenovo preps Yoga Slim 7, ThinkPad T14s with Snapdragon X Elite, Windows 11 | Laptop News

It is not Intel, AMD, or Apple, but the Snapdragon X Elite is the next big thing in the computing space. PC makers like Lenovo plan to launch their new flagship “Windows on ARM” lineup later this year. Lenovo is working on a Yoga Slim 7 “QNV9” with a 14.5-inch display and Snapdragon X Elite. ThinkPad T14s is also getting an ARM edition.

Let’s first discuss the Snapdragon X Elite-powered Yoga Slim 7 14, which is set to debut later this year. Windows Latest expects Lenovo to announce the Yoga Slim 7 alongside some other Snapdragon X Elite PCs in mid-2024 when Windows 11 version 24H2 is ready for “Windows on ARM.”

Yoga Slim 7 is already in the market with an Intel Ultra Core processor, but it’s getting an “upgrade” with a new Snapdragon Edition. The new Yoga Slim 7 is powered by Snapdragon X Elite, and it will be offered in two variants: 16GB RAM and 32GB RAM.

According to a Geekbench listing spotted by Windows Latest, Yoga Slim 7 with Snapdragon X Elite, which has a model number “QNV9”, scores 2,427 in a single-core test and 14,254 in a multi-core score test. A higher number is better; a single-core score of 2,427 is good for most daily tasks.

As mentioned, the multi-core score is 14,254, which tells us how well the laptop can run apps that use multi-cores of the process. Again, higher is better, and 14,254 is a strong score, meaning it can handle heavy tasks smoothly. It’s also on par with the Apple M3 Pro lineup.

Here’s a detailed score analysis of Snapdragon X Elite-powered Yoga Slim 7 benchmarks:

• File Compression: 2075 — Compressing a file to make it smaller is rated at 2075, which means the laptop can quickly shrink files,…

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