This article details how we tested the performance, battery, and application capabilities of Copilot+ PCs with Qualcomm, Intel, and AMD processors.
Copilot+ PC category claims
Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark. MacBook Air 15" with Apple M4 10-core CPU tested by Microsoft in April 2025 with a score of 866. Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x14" with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite, Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14" with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite, Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 with AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, HP OmniBook Ultra 14 with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375, Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" with Snapdragon X Elite, Dell XPS 13 9345 with Snapdragon X Elite, ASUS Vivobook S 14 with AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" with Snapdragon X Elite all scored higher than the MacBook Air M4. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Top Copilot+ PCs are up to 58% faster than MacBook Air M3
Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Top Copilot+ PCs are up to 85% faster than MacBook Air M2
Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs are up to 5 times faster than the most popular 5 year old Windows PCs still in use today
Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Procyon AI benchmark on a selection of Copilot+ PCs, and MacBook Air 15" [M3, 8 core CPU/10 core GPU configuration] with macOS Sequoia.
Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Procyon AI benchmark on a selection of Copilot+ PCs, and MacBook Air 15" [M2, 8 core CPU/10 core GPU configuration] with macOS Sequoia.
Top Copilot+ PCs have up to 20% faster Microsoft Office productivity than MacBook Air with M3
Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Procyon Office Productivity benchmark on a selection of Copilot+ PCs, and MacBook Air 15" [M3, 8 core CPU/10 core GPU configuration] with macOS Sequoia.
Top Copilot+ PCs have up to 35% faster Microsoft Office productivity than MacBook Air with M2
Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Procyon Office Productivity benchmark on a selection of Copilot+ PCs, and MacBook Air 15" [M2, 8 core CPU/10 core GPU configuration] with macOS Sequoia.
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 a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Qualcomm, Intel and AMD conducted in April 2024 and September 2024 using preproduction devices. 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.
Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 15 hours of web browsing
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Based on web browsing test on a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Qualcomm, Intel and AMD conducted in April 2024 and September 2024 using preproduction devices. 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.
Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 2.3x more battery in local video playback than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Based on local video playback test conducted in April 2024 and September 2024 comparing a selection of preproduction devices Copilot+ PCs powered by Qualcomm, Intel and AMD 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. 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.
Copilot+ PCs deliver up to 3x more battery in web browsing than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Based web browsing test conducted in April 2024 and September 2024 comparing a selection of Copilot+ PC powered by Qualcomm, Intel and AMD 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. 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.
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 February 2025 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, with MSRP $800+.
Based on snapshot of aggregated, non-gaming app usage data as of February 2025 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, with MSRP $800+.
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.
Gaming
Based on Microsoft testing conducted April 2025 using 3D Mark Steel Nomad High Performance benchmark comparing a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Performance varies significantly by device and game configuration and other factors. For more information, see April 2025 gaming claims.
Based on Microsoft testing conducted April 2025 using in-game War Thunder benchmarks comparing a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Performance varies significantly by device and game configuration and other factors. For more information, see April 2025 gaming claims.
Based on Microsoft testing conducted April 2025 using in-game War Thunder benchmarks comparing a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Performance varies significantly by device and game configuration and other factors. For more information, see April 2025 gaming claims.
Based on Microsoft testing conducted April 2025 using in-game World of Tanks benchmarks comparing a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Performance varies significantly by device and game configuration and other factors. For more information, see April 2025 gaming claims.
Based on Microsoft testing conducted April 2025 using in-game Civilization VI benchmarks comparing a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Performance varies significantly by device and game configuration and other factors. For more information, see April 2025 gaming claims.
Battery life varies significantly by device, game and settings, usage and other factors. Based on Microsoft testing conducted April 2025 using PCMark10 Gaming Battery Life benchmark comparing a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs to a selection of Windows PCs with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. For more information, see April 2025 gaming claims.
Silicon-specific claims
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Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series are up to 38% faster than a MacBook Air M3
Tested September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series are up to 78% faster than a MacBook Air M2
Tested September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series to MacBook Air 15" with M2 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series have up to 16% faster Microsoft Office productivity than MacBook Air with M3
Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Procyon Office Productivity benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series have up to 31% faster Microsoft Office productivity than MacBook Air with M2
Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Procyon Office Productivity benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series to MacBook Air 15" with M2 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series are up to 4.4 times faster than the most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs still in use today
Tested May 2024 and September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 deliver up to 18 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 a selection of Copilot+ PC with AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 devices conducted in September 2024. 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 deliver up to 11 hours of web browsing
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Based on web browsing test on a selection of Copilot+ PC with AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 devices. Testing conducted in September 2024. 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 deliver up to 2x more battery in local video playback than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Testing conducted September 2024 using the 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 a selection of Copilot+ PCs with AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 running Windows 11 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 deliver up to 1.9x more battery in web browsing than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Testing conducted September 2024 using the Windows ADK web browsing assessment under standard testing conditions, with the device connected to Wi-Fi and screen brightness set to 150 nits, comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs with AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 running Windows 11 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V have up to 20% faster Microsoft Office productivity than MacBook Air M3
Tested September 2024 using Procyon Office benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V have up to 35% faster Microsoft Office productivity than MacBook Air M2
Tested September 2024 using Procyon Office benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V to MacBook Air 15" with M2 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V are up to 2.7 times faster than the most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs still in use today
Tested May 2024 and September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Tested September 2024 using Procyon AI Overall Score comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Tested September 2024 using Procyon AI Overall Score comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V to MacBook Air 15" with M2 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V deliver up to 21 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 a selection of Copilot+ PC with Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V devices conducted in September 2024. 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V deliver up to 14 hours of web browsing
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Based on web browsing test on a selection of Copilot+ PC with Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V devices. Testing conducted in September 2024. 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V deliver up to 2.3x more battery in local video playback than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Testing conducted September 2024 using the 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 a selection of Copilot+ PCs with Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V running Windows 11 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V deliver up to 2.4x more battery in web browsing than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Testing conducted September 2024 using the Windows ADK web browsing assessment under standard testing conditions, with the device connected to Wi-Fi and screen brightness set to 150 nits, comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs with Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V running Windows 11 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Elite processors are up to 58% faster than MacBook Air M3
Tested May 2024 and September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon® X Elite 12 core configurations to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Elite processors are up to 85% faster than MacBook Air M2
Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Elite are up to 5 times faster than the most popular 5 year old Windows PCs still in use today
Tested May 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon® X Elite 12 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Tested May 2024 and September 2024 using Procyon AI benchmark comparing Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Elite 12-core to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Tested May 2024 and September 2024 using Procyon AI benchmark comparing Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Elite 12-core to MacBook Air 15" with M2 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Elite 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 12 core 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 powered by Snapdragon® X Elite 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 12 core 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.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Elite deliver up to 2.3x more battery in local video playback than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
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 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.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Elite deliver up to 3x more battery in web browsing than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
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 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.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core are up to 27% faster than a MacBook Air M3
Tested September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core are up to 45% faster than a MacBook Air M2
Tested September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core to MacBook Air 15" with M2 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core are up to 4 times faster than the most popular 5 year old Windows PCs still in use today
Tested September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs with 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Tested May 2024 and September 2024 using Procyon AI benchmark comparing Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Tested May 2024 and September 2024 using Procyon AI benchmark comparing Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core to MacBook Air 15" with M2 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core deliver up to 19 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 Plus 10-core devices conducted 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core deliver up to 15 hours of web browsing
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Based on web browsing test on Copilot+ PC with Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core devices. Testing conducted 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core deliver up to 2.1x more battery in local video playback than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
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 Plus 10-core 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 10-core deliver up to 2.6x more battery in web browsing than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
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 Plus 10-core 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core are up to 18% faster than a MacBook Air M3
Tested September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core are up to 35% faster than a MacBook Air M2
Tested September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core to MacBook Air 15" with M2 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core are up to 3.7 times faster than the most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs still in use today
Tested May 2024 and September 2024 using Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Tested September 2024 using Procyon AI benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core to MacBook Air 15" with M3 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Tested September 2024 using Procyon AI benchmark comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core to MacBook Air 15" with M2 8 core CPU / 10 Core GPU configuration with MacOS Sequoia. Performance will vary significantly between device configuration and usage.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core deliver up to 21 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 a selection of Copilot+ PC with Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core devices conducted in September 2024. 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core deliver up to 16 hours of web browsing
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Based on web browsing test on a selection of Copilot+ PC with Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core devices. Testing conducted in September 2024. 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core deliver up to 2.4x more battery in local video playback than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Testing conducted September 2024 using the 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 a selection of Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core running Windows 11 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.
Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core deliver up to 2.8x more battery in web browsing than the most popular 5 year old Windows devices still in use today
Battery life varies significantly by device and with settings, usage and other factors. Testing conducted September 2024 using the Windows ADK web browsing assessment under standard testing conditions, with the device connected to Wi-Fi and screen brightness set to 150 nits, comparing a selection of Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon® X Plus 8-core running Windows 11 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. For more information, see Principled Technologies Reports.