Snapdragon A Surface Laptop 6 listing on Geekbench shows that Microsoft’s next Surface Laptop could outperform Apple’s MacBook Pro model with the latest M3 chip in a single CPU test. According to recent reports, Microsoft could unveil the Surface Laptop with a Snapdragon X Elite chip at a hardware event in May.
The Surface Laptop 6 was spotted by WCCFTech on Geekbench, but there was no official product name. The phone is listed as “OEMBR product name MFG” and the details show that it is powered by a 4.01GHz 12-core Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chipset. It’s worth noting that Snapdragon X Elite comes in three versions and the benchmark model wasn’t the most powerful chip. Its variant (XIE-84-100) has a boost clock speed of 4.20 GHz.
The Surface Laptop 6, which is said to be powered by a Snapdragon X Elite chip, has a single-core score of 2,714 and a multi-core score of 14,078. The chip outperforms Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 in Geekbench’s multi-core test, which scored 3,103 and 12,065 points, respectively.
If these benchmark tests are real, Apple’s M3 chip should be 13.37 percent faster than the Snapdragon X Elite in the Surface Laptop 6. Meanwhile, the Qualcomm chip is 15.4 percent faster than the M3 MacBook Pro. After all, the Snapdragon processor has more cores (12) than Apple’s M3 chip (8).
It’s worth taking these benchmarks with a grain of salt, as Microsoft hasn’t yet announced any plans to launch new Surface models with Snapdragon laptop chips. According to a recent report, Microsoft is said to be confident that the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 can outperform Apple’s latest 3nm silicon processors.
We can expect more details about these rumored devices to be released soon. Microsoft is expected to unveil new Surface laptops with Snapdragon chips at its next hardware event next month.
Bhupendra Singh Chundawat is a seasoned technology journalist with over 22 years of experience in the media industry. He specializes in covering the global technology landscape, with a deep focus on manufacturing trends and the geopolitical impact on tech companies. Currently serving as the Editor at Udaipur Kiran, his insights are shaped by decades of hands-on reporting and editorial leadership in the fast-evolving world of technology.
