More benchmarks of Snapdragon X Elite vs Apple M-series

[pdq]

These of course are pissing contests with little relationship to usability, but it looks like Snapdragon is starting to (partially) catch up…to last year’s M3 (and almost - not quite, but almost - to the M2)



In multicore?

When it comes to PassMark's multi-thread benchmark, Qualcomm's 12-core Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 processor scores 23,272 points, which is ahead of Apple's 9-core M4 (22,445 points, inside a tablet and without active cooling) and Intel's Core i5-12600H (22,748 points, 12C/16T, 2.70 GHz to 4.50 GHz, 35W to 95W). However, the system-on-chip is significantly behind Apple's 14-core M3 Max (36,346), 12-core M3 Pro (27,318), and even 12-core M2 Pro (26,406).

Like I said, pissing contest, and this is just one benchmarking test suite, but it’s notable that…

Another point to consider is that Qualcomm has never advertised thermal envelope or power consumption for its Snapdragon X Elite processors. When comparing them to desktop or laptop x86 CPUs, we may be comparing Apples and Bananas to Oranges.

Yet, the power consumption of Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 should be comparable with some of Apple's latest processors (say, 12-core M3 Max) and if this is the case, then Qualcomm's SoC just cannot beat its direct competitor in traditional workloads.

Apple’s lead may not last forever, but I think it’s remarkable how well Apple has done in so little time without even being a traditional “chip company”.

[Fritz]

reminds me of

[macphanatic]

And the M4 is already available albeit in the iPad Pro.

[mattkime]

These benchmarks fall short of being meaning in ways that indicate that Apple still has the lead

[pdq]

Snapdragon X Plus Has Severe Battery Drain When Tested Using Cinebench Compared To The M2; Apple’s Last-Generation SoC Loses Just 10 Percent Of Total Charge

[sekker]

Yes, it's a big jump for windows users.

The reviews are generally favorable for the MBA competitors.

I am typing on an M2Pro 14". I am not feeling any FOMO - I get more than full day of use AND a fast machine in a great form factor.

I am guessing it will take another 2 Qualcomm chip innovations to come even close to this M2 Pro.

[kj]

If it's cheaper, almost as fast, almost as efficient, it will rightfully do well. It's still going to be a while before windows on arm is a viable platform, but it will be.

I'm assuming that because the chip will be used in a million things other than laptops that it will never be optimized like apple silicon, but you never know.