Microsoft Surface Laptop also with Snapdragon X Elite chip

A secret that wasn't even a secret is now revealed. The upcoming Surface Laptop 6 will have Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chip. The codename of this device is OEMBR, and it appeared on the Geekbench benchmark in a configuration with 16GB of RAM.

However, Microsoft is trying to cover up the arrival of the new laptop with all its measures. They used the very name Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 for the chip, although it is immediately clear that it is not the aforementioned chip, as we immediately notice a frequency of 4 GHz.

The Snapdragon X1E-84-100 Oryon processor, the most powerful version in this family, reaches a maximum frequency of 4.2 GHz. Interestingly, the benchmark tests indicate that the chip operates in a "balanced" power profile, which means that it could achieve a higher clock rate in performance mode. In one of the Geekbench scores, the Surface Laptop 6 scored an incredible 2,714 points in the single-core test and 14,078 points in the multi-core test. By comparison, the latest MacBook Pro with the M3 Pro chip scored only slightly higher, at 3084 in the single-core test and 14,017 in the multi-core test. The Surface Laptop 6 with Snapdragon X Elite is clearly going to be a real beast.

Judging by the results, Microsoft will finally have hardware that can compete with Apple this year. The Surface Laptop 6 and Surface Pro 10 are said to be the first Windows contenders with the new Snapdragon X chips. They will also have the latest NPU chip to power advanced AI features.