Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 leaked benchmarks could be good news for Surface Pro X
(Windows Phone Central)

The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 could bring a big boost in performance to Windows 10 on ARM PCs. What you need to know Leaked benchmarks of the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 show a massive leap compared to the Microsoft SQ2. The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 appears to sit between the Intel Core i7-1065G7 and the Intel Core i7-1165G7 in terms of multi-core performance. As with all leaked benchmarks, these figures need to be taken with a grain of salt. Microsoft`s Surface Pro X and other Windows 10 on ARM devices could gain a big performance boost in their next generation. Leaked benchmarks (via Notebookcheck) of the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 show dramatically improved single-core and multi-core scores over the SQ2 processor (which is based on the same Kryo 495 CPU as the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2). These benchmarks need to be placed in context before we dive into the numbers. Benchmarks like this always need to be taken with a grain of salt, as they can be incorrect, faked, or be for early models of devices that...