Qualcomm just embarrassed itself when losing to vintage Apple hardware yet again. Benchmarks show the fresh Snapdragon X2 Plus getting absolutely destroyed whenever it tries fighting the standard M4 processor. Testers found that the new chip flops hard despite supposedly replacing the cheaper model intended for budget Windows laptops.
This failure tracks with the X2 Elite Extreme getting smoked recently during similar comparisons. Results reveal this latest budget silicon dropping four out of five synthetic rounds against the base Apple chip. That looks incredibly painful, considering the rival processor has been sitting on shelves for quite a while.
Single-core speeds in Cinebench 2024 saw the M4 running thirty percent faster. Cupertino also claimed victories in Geekbench 6, along with both 3DMark graphics trials. The Snapdragon unit only managed to scrape a tiny win during multi-core Cinebench scoring, which basically feels like a participation trophy.
Making things worse requires noting that engineers tested a reference design here. Retail machines usually run slower than these optimized prototypes once thermal realities hit. Comparisons against Intel or AMD chips existed in the wider data, but the beating from Apple stings the most.
Watching brand new hardware struggle against older tech feels pretty sad. Fans might want to remember that the M5 will likely arrive soon to widen that gap even further. Qualcomm clearly needs more time in the lab before it can claim the performance crown.
This failure tracks with the X2 Elite Extreme getting smoked recently during similar comparisons. Results reveal this latest budget silicon dropping four out of five synthetic rounds against the base Apple chip. That looks incredibly painful, considering the rival processor has been sitting on shelves for quite a while.
Single-core speeds in Cinebench 2024 saw the M4 running thirty percent faster. Cupertino also claimed victories in Geekbench 6, along with both 3DMark graphics trials. The Snapdragon unit only managed to scrape a tiny win during multi-core Cinebench scoring, which basically feels like a participation trophy.
Making things worse requires noting that engineers tested a reference design here. Retail machines usually run slower than these optimized prototypes once thermal realities hit. Comparisons against Intel or AMD chips existed in the wider data, but the beating from Apple stings the most.
Watching brand new hardware struggle against older tech feels pretty sad. Fans might want to remember that the M5 will likely arrive soon to widen that gap even further. Qualcomm clearly needs more time in the lab before it can claim the performance crown.
