Qualcomm Oryon CPU in Snapdragon X Elite: Micro-Architecture and Design
Gerard Williams, Pradeep Kanapathipillai · IEEE Micro · 2025
This article presents the Micro-architecture & Design of theQualcomm Custom CPU, namedQualcomm Oryon™ CPU, that was introduced in 2024 in theQualcomm Snapdragon X EliteSystemon-a-Chip (SoC) for the client-computing market. It describes the micro-architecture of the CPU Core and its Cache & Memory subsystem, and is illustrative of a modern high-performance CPU with best-inclass energy-efficiencies that is designed to be scalable across different product categories and pricepoints.