Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 Achieves 32 Percent Higher Multi-Core Performance Against Apple’s M3 In Latest Comparison Rumor

Qualcomm is rumored to introduce its custom Oryon cores with the announcement of the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4, and prior to its official unveiling, there have been a string of rumors discussing its rumored performance and how it fares against Apple’s M-series of SoCs. Looking at the latest numbers, the San Diego chipmaker’s upcoming flagship chipset convincingly beats the Apple M3 in multi-core performance, so let us talk about the latest figures in more detail.
Apple’s M3 obtains significantly higher single-core performance against Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4, assuming this new rumor checks out
Earlier, Revegnus shared that the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 was barely faster than the M2 , but that was to be expected, given that Qualcomm has previously been rumored to test out multiple variants of this chipset. The slower versions’ performance cores were said to be operating at 3.00GHz, while the power-efficiency ones were rumored to be clocked at 2.30GHz. In the latest rumored Geekbench 5 single-core and multi-core scores, Revegnus does not share the clock speed details of the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4.
However, if the chipset obtained a multi-core score of 14,500, it likely means that the performance and efficiency cores were running at a higher frequency than what we have mentioned above. According to a lengthy specifications leak , the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 had a clock speed of 3.40GHz and 2.50GHz, and these frequencies are higher than the previous variant tested and might be the reason for that multi-core performance boost. As for Apple’s M3, the tipster says that the company’s first 3nm SoC has a score of 11,000, making it significantly slower than Qualcomm’s offering.

Apple M3 Geekbench 5 ST:2500 MT:11000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen4 ST:1800 MT:14000~14500
— Revegnus (@Tech_Reve) May 27, 2023

However, the M3 beats the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 in the single-core test by an impressive 38 percent, hinting that the M3’s performance cores could be more capable than Qualcomm’s Oryon ones. Apple has always been ahead of the competition in single-core performance, and if these numbers are to be believed, then nothing has changed, except for the fact that the M3 is not the fastest ARM-based SoC running in portable computers. It is also worth noting that the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 features a 12-core CPU , undoubtedly resulting in that multi-core performance uplift, giving it a much-needed edge.
As for the M3, it is rumored to sport an 8-core part, which includes four performance cores like the M2, so in terms of raw performance, it cannot compete against the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4. However, in the efficiency aspect, there is the possibility that Qualcomm takes advantage of TSMC’s N3E process, giving it improved power savings too. In short, it will be an exciting future as Qualcomm ramps up its research in this category and might finally see those Windows notebooks picking up steam.
Written by Omar Sohail