Apple M3 Max vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Max, vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 91.5 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 131.9 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 575 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 62 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 24.9 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 533.1 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 4284 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 239 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 2190 MB/s | n/a |
| Clang Compilation | 198.5 KLines/s | n/a |
| HTML5 Browser | 557.3 pages/s | n/a |
| PDF Rendering | 648.9 MP/sec | n/a |
| Text Processing | 309.1 pages/s | n/a |
| Background Blur | 68.9 frames/s | n/a |
| Photo Processing | 183.5 frames/s | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | 30.6 MP/sec | n/a |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 378 PPW | 243.2 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 736.2 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 30.1 PPW | 20.5 PPW |
| Blender / W | 7.21 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Announced | October, 30, 2023 | September, 25, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M3 | Snapdragon X |
| Model number | n/a | X2-96-100 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core) | Adreno X2-90 |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4.05 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.75 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 16 | 18 |
| Threads count | 16 | 18 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 40x | 44x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 32 KB/core | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 92 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 56 W | 96 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Custom |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | n/a |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5X-9523 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 8 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 409.6 GB | 228 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
Results
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