Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c performance analysis shows impressive results over competition
Mar 11, 2021 17:50 EST with 9 comments
There s a new performance analysis out that focuses on Qualcomm s Snapdragon 7c chipset, and it shows some interesting results. The tests were carried out by HOTTECH, and they put the Snapdragon 7c against competing products from Intel and MediaTek, all running Chrome OS. Interestingly, AMD wasn t represented in this test, which is a shame.
Five Chromebooks were used, including the following:
Snapdragon 7c Reference Platform (Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB storage)
Snapdragon 7c Education Reference Design (Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB storage)
Acer Chromebook Spin 311 (Intel Celeron N4020, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage)
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Acer has today launched a quartet of rugged Chromebooks for education customers powered by Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek processors. However, the company also introduced a budget alternative for classrooms with Windows 10 handling things on the software side. Say hello to the
Acer TravelMate Spin B3, an affordable convertible laptop with a
MIL-STD 810H-compliant build.
Intel Pentium Silver processor, up to 10 hours of battery life and optional 4G LTE
Since it is geared towards students, the laptop comes with protective features such as a shock-absorbent bumper, mechanically anchored keys with plastic wings, and also a new drainage system below the keyboard deck to handle accidental liquid spills. In fact,
Of the scores of industries that the COVID-19 pandemic has upended, the PC industry is one of the few that looks to emerge significantly better off than it was in the before times. Shipments of PCs are already up significantly, transformed seemingly overnight from a stagnant technology being pushed aside by smartphones to an essential tool for an era of learning and working from home. And that era looks to be long-lasting, if not permanent.
If the second personal computing revolution is going to stick, though, it needs worthy hardware. Key component manufacturers notably, AMD, Intel, and Nvidia have sensed this. At CES 2021 this week, they introduced dozens of new graphics processors, mobile and desktop CPUs, and other chips to boost the capabilities of PCs introduced this year.
Today, HP announced an 11-inch convertible PC that's aimed at the educational market. It's built to be tough so kids don't break it, it can be easily cleaned, it has Wi-Fi 6, and more.