Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite vs Apple M2 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite with 12 cores 3.8GHz and Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (8448 vs 6400)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 5nm)
Apple M2 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 135GB/s)
Lower TDP (30W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
+1%
1673
Apple M2 Max
1651
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
14548
Apple M2 Max
+2%
14852
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
+10%
2980
Apple M2 Max
2696
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
+2%
15226
Apple M2 Max
14905
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
+9%
133
Apple M2 Max
121
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
+16%
1220
Apple M2 Max
1050
Blender
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
+84%
470
Apple M2 Max
255
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Jan 2023
Qualcomm
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
Arm-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Oryon
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Snapdragon X Elite
Processor Number
-
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Adreno
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Oryon
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
67 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
23-65 W
Power Consumption
30 W
80 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Samsung TSMC
Foundry
-
mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
8
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
12
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
Multiplier
35x
-
L1 Cache
192 K per core
-
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
42 MB
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5x-8448
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
135 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
Shader Units
4864
Texture Units
304
Raster Operation Units
152
Execution Units
608
Power Consumption
70 W
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
4.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
13.6 TFLOPS
