This emulation works well most of the time, but not all the time. This is the biggest problem with Qualcomm's PC chips, and it's likely a deal breaker for many potential customers. PC games are particularly problematic, with popular titles having various issues running on Qualcomm devices.

As it turns out, the company was far from done with Qualcomm's ARM-based systems-on-chip (SoC); it revealed today at CES 2025 a host of new Zenbook and Vivobook laptops.

Qualcomm is lining up the Snapdragon X against Intel’s ( INTC) Core 5 120U processor, which is also used to power mid-range PCs. Overall, the company says its Snapdragon X offers better performance per watt than the competing Intel chip and is better suited for AI tasks.