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As Microsoft continues transitioning device testing in-house, some performance claims are based on testing we commissioned from external third parties, while others come directly from testing performed by the Windows Performance Lab. To ensure full transparency, review the disclosures accompanying each claim to verify the source of the data.
| Claim | Disclaimer | Testing Period |
|---|---|---|
| Top performing Copilot+ PCs outperform the MacBook Air® M4™ | Based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by Principled Technologies conducted in May 2024 and September 2024 using Cinebench® 2024 Multi-Core benchmark. Additional testing was conducted by Microsoft in April 2025 on a selection of Copilot+ PCs and MacBook Air® 15' with Apple M4™ 10-core CPU. MacBook Air® M4™ scored 866 in Cinebench® 2024 Multi-core benchmark. The following devices overperformed the MacBook Air® M4™ in Principled Technologies testing and Microsoft testing: 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, ASUS® Zenbook S16 with AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | May 2024, September 2024, and April 2025 |
| 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 Detailed Test Results. | May 2024 and September 2024 |
| 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 Detailed Test Results. | May 2024 and September 2024 |
| 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 Detailed Test Results. | May 2024 and September 2024 |
| Copilot+ PCs have up to 47% faster AI performance than MacBook Air® with M3™ | 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. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | May 2024 and September 2024 |
| Copilot+ PCs have up to 82% faster AI performance than MacBook Air® with M2™ | 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. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | May 2024 and September 2024 |
| 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. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | May 2024 and September 2024 |
| 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. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | May 2024 and September 2024 |
| 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. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | April 2024 and September 2024 |
| 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. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | April 2024 and September 2024 |
| 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. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | April 2024 and September 2024 |
| 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. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | April 2024 and September 2024 |
| 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+. | February 2025 |
| 90% 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 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+. | February 2025 |
| 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. | May 2024 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs are up to 4x faster in 3DMark® Steel Nomad than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs | Performance results from a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs and devices with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2025 using 3DMark® Steel Nomad High Performance Benchmark. Actual performance may vary based on specific hardware and software configurations. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | April 2025 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs have up to 2x more FPS in War Thunder® than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs | Performance results from a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs and devices with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2025. War Thunder® benchmarks are built into the game. Actual performance may vary based on specific hardware and software configurations. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | April 2025 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs are up to 2x faster in War Thunder® than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs | Performance results from a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs and devices with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2025. War Thunder® benchmarks are built into the game. Actual performance may vary based on specific hardware and software configurations. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | April 2025 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs have up to 3.2x more FPS in World of Tanks® than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs | Performance results from a selection of x86 thin and light non-GPU Copilot+ PCs and devices with Intel i7 1065G7 and AMD R7 3700U processors, selected based on sales data from 5 years ago. Testing conducted by Microsoft in April 2025. World of Tanks® benchmarks are built into the game. Actual performance may vary based on specific hardware and software configurations. For more information, see Detailed Test Results. | April 2025 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs have up to 4x more frames per second (FPS) in Civilization VI® than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs | 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 Detailed Test Results. | April 2025 |
| Top-performing Copilot+ PCs have up to 45% more gaming battery life than most popular 5-year-old Windows PCs | 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 Detailed Test Results. | April 2025 |
Detailed Test Results
To ensure transparency, we have listed the tested devices and their results. Access the reports through the links below. Some results are based on Microsoft-commissioned testing performed by a third party before the Windows Performance Lab was developed at Microsoft.
Dell® Technologies Detailed Test Results