If Intel doesn't come up with a Qualcomm-killer soon, it's game over for x86 computers

While I remember, Microsoft and Intel have always been an arbitrary partner. Intel made the X86 chip as the lower card core of the computer, Microsoft created a Windows operating system operating on these personal computers. In fact, these two brands are very suitable, so industrial analysts make them the word: Wintel. Competitors have briefly challenged Intel's CPU leadership over the past three decades. Most have market shares so small they're almost immeasurable -- can you name a PC built with a Via processor? Its most successful competitor, AMD, has managed to capture about 20% of the PC market, attracting gamers and other performance-oriented buyers.

But the introduction of Qualcomm's Snapdragon X series has the potential to be a complete game changer. In my review of the cheapest Surface Pro 11 configuration, I summed it up in four words: "This machine is absolutely gorgeous." for going back to my old intel based machine.

Lest you think I'm some kind of outsider, let me highlight some of the comments my colleagues have made about the new generation of Snapdragon X PCs.

When Zack Boden reviewed the Surface Laptop 7 for Windows Central, he called it "the best laptop on the market," adding that the battery life of the top-of-the-line 15-inch model he tested was "simply amazing." On that topic, Chris Hoffman called the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7X a "Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite hardware showcase," and he also highlighted the Arm architecture's "amazing battery life." Expressed obvious relief. He wrote that Microsoft's latest model is "the best Surface tablet ever," adding, "Microsoft finally made an Arm-based Surface tablet, and I'm not about to throw it out the window."

These are seasoned, slightly jaded reviewers who aren't afraid to let Microsoft know when they screw up. They didn't say anything like that. In fact, the only negative review of these next-generation Windows PCs came from Wired magazine, where Christopher Null called the Surface Pro 11 a "frightening beast" while praising the device's "remarkable battery life."

The first benchmark also provides strong support for Qualcomm's hardware. Tom's Guide published a detailed synopsis that concluded: “Snapdragon X Elite laptops offer excellent performance and (potentially) strong battery life… It's safe to say that Qualcomm has caught the attention of Apple and Intel.