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Sean Endicott

Microsoft claims Snapdragon X Elite PCs like Surface Pro 10 will beat M3 MacBook Air and have 'faster app emulation than Rosetta 2'

Snapdragon X Elite benchmarks.

What you need to know

  • Internal Microsoft documents state that new Windows AI PCs will have "faster app emulation than Rosetta 2," according to a recent report.
  • Microsoft is expected to announce the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 next month, both of which will run on Snapdragon X Elite processors.
  • Those new CPUs promise excellent native performance that competes with Apple's silicon, but now we're hearing boasts about emulated performance as well.
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