Intel’s stock has rallied on growing enthusiasm for a turnaround, but there are still questions about how quickly that can manifest.

The first tests of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme reveal massive performance improvements over last-generation chips from Qualcomm, Intel and AMD.

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Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme CPU benchmarks are here, and the results impress against its competition.