We’ve benchmarked the first wave of Copilot+ PCs packing Snapdragon X Elite chips — and it's looking very promising. Qualcomm claimed its silicon could match or beat its competitors — namely Apple M3 and Intel Core Ultra — in terms of performance and battery life. So far, our testing has revealed that Snapdragon X Elite chips are the real deal — with laptops like the Microsoft Surface Pro 11 turning in excellent results in our lab tests.
We were especially curious to see the battery life of Snapdragon X Elite-powered laptops. That’s because Apple’s M-series MacBooks are the reigning champions for efficiency. Most of the best Windows laptops we’ve tested barely endure for ten hours — which is a far cry from the best MacBooks that can last for 14 hours at minimum.
