The first benchmarks of ARM processors under Windows 10 come to light and the result is not very encouraging

One of the innovations that we look forward to most in the technological field is the arrival of the first laptops with ARM processors inside and compatible with X86 applications. That is, a lifelong laptop equipped with a Qualcomm processor and running on Windows 10

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A combination that in theory promises power and, above all, lower energy consumption, although for now these are promises, since To date, we did not have reliable data on how this type of processor would behave under the Redmond operating system.That at least until today, since we already have the first numbers of a first performance test of an ARM processor under the Windows 10 operating system."

For this test the well-known Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor has been used that incorporate terminals such as the LG V30 or the Samsung Galaxy S8, but instead of on an Android mobile, it has been implemented on an HP laptop. A computer with the Snapdragon 835, 4 GB of RAM, a 12-inch screen and a storage capacity of 256GB UFS.

The benchmarking software Geekbench has been used for this and the results obtained leave the Snapdragon 835 in a worse place if we compare it with a Intel Core i3-8100. In the case of the Qualcomm processor, it uses 8 cores at 1.90 GHz while the Intel Core i3-8100 has four cores at 3.60 GHz. In summary, if we stick to pure performance, for now the ARM processors under Windows disappoint.

The figures for the Intel Core i3 processor are 3692 points in single core and 11860 points in multi core, while the equipment powered by the Qualcomm SoC remains at 1202 points in single core and 4068 points in multi core, figures far from those offered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor when used in mobile terminals

Where the Qualcomm processor does stand out is in consumption, as this remains in figures that oscillate between 2.5 watts and the 5 watts. The computer with an Intel heart easily reaches 6 watts of power. This would make teams with more autonomy possible, as already announced.

But what could be the reason for this poor performance of Qualcomm processors? Windows may not yet be optimized to work with They or that they do not take advantage of the second run cache that the ARM emulator does, as we remember that the Snapdragon 835 runs Windows 10 applications through emulation and this is much faster the second time than the first.

We will have to be vigilant when in a few days and before the end of the year the first Windows 10 laptops with ARM processors hit the market, with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835. A processor that has left a very good taste in the mouth in mobile terminals but we will have to see how it performs when using it on a computer and for now it does not look too good.

Source | Winfuture In Xataka Windows | Before the end of the year we could have the first laptop with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 inside