Qualcomm Oryon CPU in Snapdragon X Elite: Micro-Architecture and Design

This article presents the micro-architecture and design of the Qualcomm custom CPU, named Qualcomm Oryon CPU, that was introduced in 2024 in the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite system on a chip for the client computing market. It describes the micro-architecture of the CPU core and its cache and memory subsystem and is illustrative of a modern high-performance CPU with best-in-class energy efficiencies that is designed to be scalable across different product categories and price points.