Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100), vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). 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 | 75.4 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 109.6 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 295 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 32.8 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 16.4 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 212 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 1742 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 163 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 1150 MB/s | 1050 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 144.9 KLines/s | 58.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 338.7 pages/s | 201.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 416.5 MP/sec | 214.8 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 268.6 pages/s | 318.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 67.7 frames/s | 41 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 117.6 frames/s | 91.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 25 MP/sec | 9.18 MP/sec |
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 661.3 PPW | 922.5 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 1062.9 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 42.2 PPW | 70.2 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Announced | October, 24, 2023 | September, 9, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Apple M4 |
| Model number | X1E-84-100 | APL1V07 |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.2 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Cores | n/a | 4 |
| Threads | n/a | 4 |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 2.42 GHz |
| Cores count | 12 | 6 |
| Threads count | 12 | 6 |
| Multiplier | 38x | 40x |
| L1 cache | n/a | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 12 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 23 W | 10 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 80 W | n/a |
| Socket | Custom | Custom |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x-8448 | LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 8 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 4 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 135 GB | 60 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | n/a |
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