Apple M4 Max (16-Core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max (16-Core), vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max (16-Core) and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
2281
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
1115
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
27399
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
8152
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
187
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
109
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
2044
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
739
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
4535
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
3106
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
43718
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
21655
Integer Math98.8 GOps/s54.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math101.4 GOps/s82.8 GOps/s
Prime Number Search622 M primes/s285 M primes/s
Random String Sort64.9 M strings/s30.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption26.9 GB/s13.1 GB/s
Data Compression572.4 MB/s213.4 MB/s
Physics6478 frames/s1797 frames/s
Extended Instructions297 M matrices/s149 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
3986
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
2412
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
26190
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
13302
File Compression2680 MB/s1090 MB/s
Clang Compilation219.7 KLines/s119.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser699.3 pages/s337.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering771.1 MP/sec376.7 MP/sec
Text Processing381.1 pages/s227 pages/s
Background Blur92.2 frames/s58.2 frames/s
Photo Processing236.2 frames/s112.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing36.1 MP/sec19.9 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 374.1 PPW 332.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 624.5 PPW 541.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 29.2 PPW 18.5 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Qualcomm
Announced October, 30, 2024 April, 24, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 Snapdragon X
Model number n/a X1P-64-100
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) Qualcomm Adreno X1-85

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 12 10
Threads 12 10
Frequency 4.52 GHz 3.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency2.59 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1610
Threads count1610
Multiplier45x34x
L1 cachen/a96 KB/core
L2 cachen/a12 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 70 W 40 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5X-8448
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 8 8
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 546 GB 135 GB

Other

PCIe Version n/a 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes n/a 12

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Max (16-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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