Subj : Snapdragon X Elite hype builds as Qualcomm shows off Apple M3-bea To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Fri Apr 05 2024 19:15:05 Snapdragon X Elite hype builds as Qualcomm shows off Apple M3-beating CPU that can handle laptop gaming nicely Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Description: Qualcomm has been busy showing off its incoming Snapdragon X Elite processor thatll power AI PCs. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Qualcomm continues to keep itself busy building up expectations for the incoming Snapdragon X Elite processor, and some freshly revealed hands-on experiences certainly add fuel to this particular fire. Our sister site Toms Hardware got the chance to try out a bunch of laptops that have the new ARM-based chip, while listening to claims from Qualcomm about how the Snapdragon X Elite will outgun both Intels Core Ultra (Meteor Lake) laptop CPUs and Apples M3 silicon (which is a rival ARM part). According to Qualcomms testing add a little seasoning as always with internal benchmarks, not that theyd be faked, of course, but theyre inevitably cherry-picked to present hardware in the best light the Snapdragon X Elite easily beats Apples M3 SoC in Geekbench 6. In multi-threaded testing, the Snapdragon was close to 30% faster than the M3, in fact although Qualcomm did not provide a single-threaded comparison. Even more eye-opening was the race against Intel, which pretty much saw Team Blue eating Qualcomms dust. The Snapdragon X Elite proved 52% quicker in multi-threaded performance, and 54% faster than the Core Ultra 7 155H for single-threaded performance. Thats when both chips have the same power usage alternatively, the Elite could match the 155H performance-wise while using 60% or 65% less power (for multi- and single-threaded respectively). Pretty impressive? Certainly, although we should bear in mind that Intel does have Lunar Lake CPUs inbound this year , which may not be too far behind Qualcomms chip and those next-gen laptop processors promise to seriously drive forward with power-efficiency. Turning to integrated graphics, the Snapdragon X Elite is apparently up to 36% faster than Intels Core Ultra 7 155H, although note the up to and that this is a vague assertion (were not told what the benchmarking involved). Thats what we mean about cherry-picking, and in the case of integrated graphics, Qualcomm didnt draw any comparison with the Apple M3 (or faster Intel silicon such as the Core Ultra 9). (Image credit: Future / Philip Berne) Gaming goodness On the gaming front, we also have the hands-on experience of Digital Trends to draw on. The site found that on one of Qualcomms reference laptops, the Snapdragon X Elite was able to run Control fairly smoothly at 35 frames per second (at 1080p, with low to medium graphics settings). With the same settings, Baldurs Gate 3 ran at 30 fps on average. Those are pretty impressive results for contemporary games running under emulation (as its an ARM chip, remember, not x86). One of the big hopes for Windows on ARM devices is that emulating software and games (that cant be run natively as theyre x86) will reach a level where its more than palatable, and the Snapdragon X Elite seems to be a good step forward in that direction. Via VideoCardz You might also like... Windows 11 remains an unloved OS but why won't people upgrade? You can now run Windows 11 seamlessly on Apple silicon Macs Dont make these 5 big mistakes when using Windows 11 ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/snapdragon-x-elite-hype-builds-as-qual comm-shows-off-apple-m3-beating-cpu-that-can-handle-laptop-gaming-nicely --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .