Apple M2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 78 100
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 with 8 cores 3.5GHz and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 78 100 with 12 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.4GHz)
Lower TDP (15W vs 35W)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 78 100 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 4 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8448 vs 6400)
Larger memory bandwidth (135GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 5nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2
+11%
1701
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 78 100
1530
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2
8538
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 78 100
+42%
12159
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2
+12%
2694
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 78 100
2390
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2
10130
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 78 100
+38%
14047
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M2
+11%
120
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 78 100
108
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M2
555
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 78 100
+51%
840
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M2
+23%
3932
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 78 100
3184
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M2
15485
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E 78 100
+51%
23475
General Parameters
Jun 2022
Release Date
Oct 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Snapdragon X
-
Processor Number
X1E-78-100
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Custom
Apple M2 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
Package
20 billions
Transistor Count
-
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
35 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
45 W
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
12
4
Performance Core Threads
12
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
12
-
Multiplier
34
192 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
-
L3 Cache
42 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5x-8448
24 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
135 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1398 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1250 MHz
1024
Shader Units
1536
64
Texture Units
96
32
Raster Operation Units
48
128
Execution Units
6
15 W
Power Consumption
80
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
2.86 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
3.7 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
Qualcomm Hexagon NPU
-
Theoretical performance
45 TOPS
