As product launches go, Apple’s recent “Scary Fast” event was rather ho-hum. Sure, there were new MacBook Pro laptops, and even a new 24-inch iMac computer. But the big upgrade on these devices is the new M3 processor. And I can’t imagine the average consumer being overly enthused about that. Unless you really wanted the new colours for the iMac.
But Apple’s timing couldn’t be better. Just last week, Qualcomm revealed its upcoming Snapdragon Elite X platform for Windows PCs. It’s powered by the ARM-based Oryon CPU, which Qualcomm claims to deliver 2 times faster CPU performance versus the competition. Going by the benchmark results provided by Qualcomm, the Oryon CPU beats competing products from AMD, Intel, and Apple, including Apple’s M2 chip.
