Copilot+ PC performance details

This article provides more information about how we measured the performance, battery, and application capabilities of Copilot+ PCs.

Performance

Tested May 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X Elite 12 core and Snapdragon X Plus 10 core configurations to a selection of Windows PC models commercially released 4-5 years ago with the most monthly active use, as determined based on Microsoft internal usage data as of February 2024. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.

Copilot+ PCs are up to 58% faster than MacBook Air M3 in sustained multithreaded performance

Tested May 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X Elite 12 core and Snapdragon X Plus 10 core configurations to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.

Copilot+ PCs are up to 23% faster than MacBook Air M3 in peak multithreaded performance

Tested May 2024 using Geekbench 6 Multi-Core benchmark comparing Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X Elite 12 core and Snapdragon X Plus 10 core configurations to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.

Industry leading AI acceleration with up to 2 times faster NPU performance than MacBook Air and MacBook Pro

Tested May 2024 using Procyon AI Overall Score comparing Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X Elite 12 core and Snapdragon X Plus 10 core configurations to MacBook Air 15" [M3, 8 core CPU/10 core GPU configuration] and MacBook Pro [M3 Pro, 12 core CPU/18 core GPU configuration]

Battery

Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 22 hours of local video playback

Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Based on local video playback test on Copilot+ PC with Snapdragon® X Elite C12 512GB, 16GB RAM devices conducted by Microsoft in April 2024 using preproduction software. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback of a .mov file through the Windows Media Player application in 1080p at 24 FPS. All settings were default except screen brightness set to 150 nits with Auto-brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows 11.

Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 15 hours of web browsing

Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Based web browsing test on Copilot+ PC with Snapdragon® X Elite C12 512GB, 16GB RAM devices. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2024 using preproduction software. Testing consisted of full battery discharge while accessing eight popular websites over multiple open tabs through the browser. All settings were default except screen brightness set to 150 nits with Auto-Brightness disabled. Wi-Fi was connected to a network. Tested with Windows 11.

Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Testing conducted May 2024 using the prelease Windows ADK web browsing assessment under standard testing conditions, with the device connected to Wi-Fi and screen brightness set to 150 nits, comparing Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X Elite 12 core and Snapdragon X Plus 10 core configurations running Windows Version 26097.5003 (24H2) to a selection of Windows PC models commercially released 4-5 years ago with the most monthly active use, as determined based on Microsoft internal usage data as of February 2024.

Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Testing conducted May 2024 using the prelease Windows ADK full screen local video playback assessment under standard testing conditions, with the device connected to Wi-Fi and screen brightness set to 150 nits, comparing Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X Elite 12 core and Snapdragon X Plus 10 core configurations running Windows Version 26097.5003 (24H2) to a selection of Windows PC models commercially released 4-5 years ago with the most monthly active use, as determined based on Microsoft internal usage data as of February 2024.

Apps

Over 93% of the total minutes that users spend in apps today are in apps compatible with Arm devices

Based on snapshot of aggregated, non-gaming app usage data as of April 2024 for iGPU-based laptops and 2-in-1 devices running Windows 10 and Windows 11 in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, and Japan.

87% of the total app minutes that users spend in apps today have native Arm versions, providing the most efficient and performant app experience

Based on snapshot of aggregated, non-gaming app usage data as of April 2024 for iGPU-based laptops and 2-in-1 devices running Windows 10 and Windows 11 in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, and Japan.

Emulated apps on devices running the Snapdragon X Elite are over 2x faster than on previous generation Windows Arm devices running Windows 11 22H2

Tested May 2024 using Geekbench 5 on a NGAI PC with Snapdragon® X Elite 512GB, 16GB RAM compared to device with Qualcomm 8cx Gen 3 512GB,16GB RAM. Performance varies significantly by device.