The Windows Development Kit 2023 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor with 32 GB of LPDDR4x memory and 512 GB of NVMe storage, and Geekbench 5 scores 1105 single-core and 5675 multi-core.

This score is similar to, or even lower than, the previous Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 device. For comparison, the Apple M1 has a single-core score of 1750 and a multi-core score of 7750.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen3 was released at the end of last year, using a 5nm process and an 8-core main frequency of 3.0GHz. Qualcomm’s official website did not give its detailed specifications, but said that its CPU multitasking performance increased by up to 85%, and GPU performance increased by up to 60%.

Windows Development Kit 2023 has built-in Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, Ethernet interfaces, 3 USB-A and 2 USB-C, and a Mini-Display Port interface (supports HBR2), which can simultaneously Drive up to 3 external monitors, including 2 4K 60Hz monitors.

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The new Windows Development Kit 2023 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor with 32 GB of LPDDR4x memory and 512 GB of NVMe storage.

The device has multiple interfaces: built-in Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, Ethernet, 3 USB-A and 2 USB-C, and a Mini-Display Port (HBR2 support), which can drive up to 3 external monitors, including 2 4K 60Hz monitors.

Microsoft Windows Development Kit 2023 measures 196 mm x 152 mm x 27.6 mm, the housing is made of 20% recycled ocean plastic, the overall black color, the power button, the start button and the UEFI button can be seen on the outside, the weight is 960g, and it runs Windows 11 Pro (Pro) system.

Microsoft Windows Development Kit 2023 is priced at $599.99 (about 4,362 yuan) and will be the first to be released in eight countries: China, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Microsoft said that toolchains such as Visual Studio 2022 will support Arm natively, and also committed to continue investing in Arm-native toolchains, building partnerships and collaborations to grow the ecosystem.

Microsoft revealed that it is working to bring Unity Player natively to the Windows Arm platform, and developers using the Unity game engine will be able to easily enable native performance for Windows Arm devices. More details on the timing will be shared later.

In addition, Microsoft will hold a virtual Arm Developer Summit on October 26, which will further announce the information of Windows Development Kit 2023.

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In his presentation, Pearson also shared some of Lenovo’s achievements in advancing Linux, saying that by 2022 it is estimated that more than 30 notebook and desktop platforms will support Linux, including the L, E and Z series. These new platforms include Intel Alder Lake S/P/H, AMD Rembrandt, and several AMD Barcelo models. Lenovo is starting to offer Debian on these devices in addition to Ubuntu and Fedora as part of its Linux pre-installation.

Lenovo’s Linux engineers have faced several challenges over the past year, including panel refresh issues, WiFi changes, Intel network driver issues, AMD power consumption issues, NVIDIA driver issues for energy certification, and supply chain shortages. The good news, however, is the increased support and compatibility with Linux through closer relationships with OEM hardware suppliers.

The recent issue surrounding the new Lenovo systems is the inability to boot to Linux by default due to the disabling of third-party UEFI CA certification. It is mandated by Microsoft, but Lenovo allows it to be easily changed from the system BIOS.

During the presentation, Pearson also mentioned the introduction of Linux support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC-equipped ThinkPad X13s. Linux Kernel 5.20 will Mainline Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 and support the ThinkPad X13s Arm version.

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