CPULaptopReleased Dec 1, 2021

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3

8C/8T · 2.4 GHz

The Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 (SC7280) was announced on December 1, 2021 as Qualcomm's first 6 nm compute platform for entry-tier laptops. Qualcomm claims about 60% higher multi-threaded CPU performance and 70% higher GPU performance than the 7c Gen 2. It adds LPDDR5 memory and NVMe SSD support, the Snapdragon X53 5G modem and FastConnect 6700 Wi-Fi 6E.

General

Manufacturer: Qualcomm
Model: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
Segment: Laptop
Generation: Snapdragon Compute Platform
Codename: —
Architecture: ARM64
Microarchitecture: 4× Cortex-A78 + 4× Cortex-A55 (Kryo)
Release date: Dec 1, 2021
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 8 cores / 8 threadsP4+E4
Base clock: —
Boost clock: 2.40 GHz
TDP (design W): —
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: —
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): 6 nm
TSMC N6

Platform

Socket: —
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Adreno 642L
Clock: 700 MHz
Memory type: LPDDR4X (2133 MHz), LPDDR5 (3200 MHz)
2-channel
Memory size: —
ECC memory: —
PCIe: —

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: Armv8.2-A
NPU: Hexagon — 6.5 TOPS

OS support

Windows: Windows 11 24H2
Notes: Qualcomm lists Windows 11 support. Microsoft lists the Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 for Windows 11 and Windows 11 version 24H2; it is not on the 25H2 list for new devices. No official desktop Linux images.

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