Apple M4 (10-Core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 (10-Core), vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 (10-Core) and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
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 (10-Core)
2102
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
1744
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
12124
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
14502
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
174
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
128
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
977
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
970
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
4583
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
3928
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
24027
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
24446
Integer Math55.3 GOps/s75.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math50 GOps/s109.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search269 M primes/s295 M primes/s
Random String Sort34.8 M strings/s32.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption15.2 GB/s16.4 GB/s
Data Compression286.6 MB/s212 MB/s
Physics2525 frames/s1742 frames/s
Extended Instructions14 M matrices/s163 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
3849
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
2880
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)
15100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
15211
File Compression1500 MB/s1150 MB/s
Clang Compilation118.3 KLines/s144.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser335.8 pages/s338.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering396.3 MP/sec416.5 MP/sec
Text Processing357.1 pages/s268.6 pages/s
Background Blur72.2 frames/s67.7 frames/s
Photo Processing141.5 frames/s117.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing17.8 MP/sec25 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 686.4 PPW 661.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1092.1 PPW 1062.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 44.4 PPW 42.2 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Qualcomm
Announced May, 7, 2024 October, 24, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 Snapdragon X
Model number n/a X1E-84-100
Integrated GPU Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Qualcomm Adreno X1

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 12
Threads 4 12
Frequency 4.41 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.2 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores6n/a
Threads6n/a
Frequency2.59 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1012
Threads count1012
Multiplier44x38x
L1 cache192 KB/coren/a
L2 cache16 KB/core12 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 28 billion n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 22 W 23 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 80 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-7500 LPDDR5x-8448
Max Size 32 GB 64 GB
Channels 4 8
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 120 GB 135 GB

Other

PCIe Version n/a 4.0

Note

Apple M4 (10-Core):

SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.

Results

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