# Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite is the second-generation follow-up to the original Snapdragon X Elite processors.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-07 · Hot Hardware*

## Key points

- The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme offers up to 18 cores and 128GB on-package memory.
- Its Last Level Cache bandwidth is 70% higher and dynamically shared across all chip components.
- The chip uses TSMC’s N3 process node and contains approximately 31 billion transistors.
- A new boost algorithm allows the Prime core to reach up to 5GHz under single-core loads.
- Many more Windows applications now run natively on Snapdragon X2 Elite compared to its predecessor.

**Companies:** Qualcomm, ASUS, HP
**Countries:** United States, Taiwan

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