The Great CPU Showdown: Snapdragon X vs Intel Core vs M3 - Unveiling the Ultimate Champion
The tech world is abuzz with the latest benchmark results from Signal65, who put the new Surface Laptop with a Snapdragon X Elite processor to the test against some formidable competitors. In this showdown, the Surface Laptop 5 with an Intel 12th Gen CPU, the Intel Core Ultra 7 Meteor Lake in an MSI Prestige, Apple’s M3-powered MacBook Air, and the older Surface Pro 9 5G with a Qualcomm Microsoft SQ3 chip all had to step up to the plate.
When it comes to sheer horsepower, the Snapdragon X Elite shines, leaving its predecessors in the dust. In Geekbench, it nearly doubles the performance of the older Surface Pro 9 with the Qualcomm chip. Cinebench tells a similar story, with the Snapdragon X Elite flexing its muscles in multi-thread performance, although the MacBook Air does manage to edge ahead in single-thread tasks.
However, the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H throws a curveball in Handbrake video transcoding, surprising everyone with a 40 percent faster performance than the Snapdragon X Elite. The battle continues in Speedometer and JetStream tests, where the Intel Core Ultra 7-powered MSI laptop narrowly overtakes the new Windows machine. Nevertheless, the Surface Laptop with Snapdragon still manages to outperform its rivals by a significant margin.
Graphics performance is where the Snapdragon X Elite falters slightly. While it outperforms the older machines in the 3DMark Wild Life Extreme demo, it struggles to keep up with the Intel Core Ultra 7 and falls short of the MacBook’s M3 by 31 percent. The Solar Bay test further highlights the superiority of the Core Ultra 7 and M3 in graphics handling.
In the Procyon’s AI Computer Vision test, the Snapdragon X Elite truly shines, showcasing its prowess by tripling the performance of the Intel Core Ultra 7 and leaving the older SQ3 Arm processor and Apple M3 in the dust. These results paint a clear picture of what to expect from laptops equipped with the latest Snapdragon X processors—a solid battery life, excellent performance in everyday tasks, and graphics capabilities that may not be as impressive as some integrated designs.
In conclusion, the Signal65 benchmarks have shed light on the strengths and weaknesses of the Surface Laptop with a Snapdragon X Elite processor. While it may not be a miraculous game-changer, it certainly holds its own in the competitive landscape of high-performance laptops.
