Microsoft Windows 11 Snapdragon X Elite benchmark shows Apple M3 performance gap is closing

Multiple Geekbench listings for a prototype device with a Qualcomm processor named “ZH-WXX,” particularly the Snapdragon X Elite – XE1800, reveal some attention-grabbing particulars. In the leaked assessments, a prototype device with the latest ARM chip has fetched 12,562 factors in multi-core benchmark assessments.

We all know Aplpe Silicon M chips for computer systems are extremely highly effective with out consuming an excessive amount of energy. Qualcomm has been attempting to construct a processor to rival the Apple M lineup for years, and it has been carefully working with Microsoft on Microsoft Windows 11-optimized “Snapdragon X Elite”.

In an earnings name, Qualcomm beforehand confirmed it’s planning to launch Snapdragon X Elite for Microsoft Windows 11 in mid-2024 with AI options, and now benchmarks have been noticed on Geekbench. While earlier variations of Snapdragon ARM chips did not beat Apple M, this one outperforms M1 and M2 and is near M3 efficiency.

As you’ll be able to see within the above screenshot, the Geekbench check confirms that the Snapdragon X Elite is a robust chip with a single-core rating of two,574. It’s a measure of uncooked processing energy for single-threaded apps on a prototype device working early preview builds of Microsoft Windows 11 model 24H2.

This rating represents the efficiency of a single CPU core when working duties that don’t profit from a number of cores.

On the opposite hand, Snapdragon X Elite has touched a multi-core rating of 12,562, which displays the mixed efficiency of all CPU cores when working multi-threaded duties, which is crucial for workloads that may be parallelized throughout a number of cores.

The benchmark mentions the “Snapdragon X Elite – XE1800”, which has 12 cores in whole – one cluster with eight cores and a second cluster with 4 cores. This is a typical huge.LITTLE structure, the place some cores are optimized for efficiency whereas others are optimized for effectivity.

We’ve noticed as many as 5 listings for Snapdragon X Elite on Geekbench with various check scores.

Top Result:

• Single-Core Score: 2574
• Multi-Core Score: 12562

This consequence reveals the very best multi-core rating among the many 5, suggesting optimum multi-threaded efficiency on this date.

Second consequence:

• Single-Core Score: 2565
• Multi-Core Score: 11778

This reveals a slight lower in each single-core and multi-core scores in comparison with the highest consequence, probably due to completely different system circumstances (maybe a battery saver mode or another changes?).

Third Result:

• Single-Core Score: 2517
• Multi-Core Score: 11010

This benchmark has notably decrease scores in each classes in comparison with the primary two, suggesting completely different check circumstances or a much less optimized system state.

Fourth Result:

• Single-Core Score: 2548
• Multi-Core Score: 11253

The single-core rating is fairly according to the opposite outcomes however nonetheless reveals robust efficiency.

Fifth Result:

• Single-Core Score: 2434
• Multi-Core Score: 11351

This is the bottom single-core rating among the many 5, which could point out thermal throttling.

Snapdragon X Elite vs Apple M3 benchmark comparability

The X Elite chips are sooner than the earlier generations of Apple M, which shouldn’t be a shock as Qualcomm’s latest processor has more cores.

To examine the Apple M3 (from the MacBook Pro 16-inch, Nov 2023) with the highest results of the Snapdragon X Elite, let’s take a better have a look at the next information we extracted from Geekbench.

Snapdragon X Elite:

• Single-Core Score: 2574
• Multi-Core Score: 12562
• CPU: Snapdragon X Elite – XE1800 – Qualcomm Oryon CPU with 12 cores (configuration not specified within the comparability).
• Test {hardware}: Prototype working Microsoft Windows 11 preview builds.

Single-Core Score: 3181

• Multi-Core Score: 15620
• CPU: Apple M3 Pro with 12 cores and a base frequency of 4.05 GHz.
• Memory: 36.00 GB
• Test {hardware}: MacBook working secure macOS.

As you’ll be able to see within the above comparability, the Apple M3 is faster than the Snapdragon when doing jobs that solely want one core. When it’s a must to do many roles concurrently (like enhancing movies, working simulations, or opening many apps), the Apple M3 may also deal with more without delay.

Both have the identical variety of cores (12), however the Apple M3 runs at a better velocity (4.05 GHz in comparison with the Snapdragon’s velocity, which isn’t talked about right here).

While Apple M3 continues to be significantly better in these assessments, it is very important perceive that the leaked Snapdragon X Elite was examined on a tool working Microsoft Windows 11’s unoptimized preview builds.

In different phrases, the precise {hardware} will possible produce higher outcomes.