Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) vs Apple M3 Pro
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Compared 2 processors: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100), vs Apple M3 Pro. 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 | 65.5 GOps/s | 56.4 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 99.3 GOps/s | 65.4 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 309 M primes/s | 243 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 32.3 M strings/s | 35.8 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 14.7 GB/s | 14.7 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 241.4 MB/s | 295.1 MB/s |
| Physics | 1535 frames/s | 2076 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 155 M matrices/s | 142 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1140 MB/s | 1550 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 131.2 KLines/s | 124.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 351.4 pages/s | 363.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 377.7 MP/sec | 390.6 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 219.9 pages/s | 304.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 61.6 frames/s | 59.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 126.6 frames/s | 142 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 20.8 MP/sec | 18.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 401.3 PPW | 502.3 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 655.8 PPW | 813.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 24 PPW | 35.3 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 7.62 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Announced | October, 24, 2023 | October, 30, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Apple M3 |
| Model number | X1E-78-100 | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 | Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Cores | n/a | 6 |
| Threads | n/a | 6 |
| Frequency | n/a | 2.75 GHz |
| Cores count | 12 | 12 |
| Threads count | 12 | 12 |
| Multiplier | 34x | 40x |
| L1 cache | 96 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 12 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 37 billion |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 35 W | 30 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 45 W | n/a |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | n/a | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5x-8448 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 36 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 3 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 135 GB | 153.6 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 12 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M3 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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