Qualcomm PC processor "Hamoa" new revelation: 12 cores, support for LPDDR5X memory and UFS 4.0 storage

CTOnews.com December 29 news, Qualcomm announced the name of its new generation of custom Arm core at the Snapdragon Technology Summit in November this year: Oryon, but did not provide specific details. According to Winfuture's latest news, Qualcomm's new PC platform Arm processor, code-named "Hamoa," is expected to adopt 12-core specifications, 8 performance cores + 4 energy efficiency cores.

Qualcomm is currently testing two models of the processor: the SC 8380X and the SC 8380XP. As can be seen from the code name, this processor will be the successor to the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (SC8280). In addition, this processor will support LPDDR5X memory and UFS 4.0 storage, integrated with the Snapdragon X65 5G modem.

CTOnews.com learned that Qualcomm's latest PC processor Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 uses four Cortex-X1 cores and four Cortex-A78 cores and is currently available in Lenovo ThinkPad X13s and other notebook products.

Qualcomm has said that the new Oryon chip is scheduled to be available to OEM manufacturers in the second half of this year and will be officially commercially available in 2024.