Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite vs Apple M3 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite with 12 cores 3.8GHz and Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz . 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
Higher specification of memory (8448 vs 6400)
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 135GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Lower TDP (56W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
1673
Apple M3 Max
+16%
1950
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
14548
Apple M3 Max
+64%
24002
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
2980
Apple M3 Max
+8%
3227
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
15226
Apple M3 Max
+38%
21164
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
133
Apple M3 Max
+6%
142
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
1220
Apple M3 Max
+37%
1683
Blender
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite
+13%
470
Apple M3 Max
415
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Oct 2023
Qualcomm
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
Arm-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Oryon
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Snapdragon X Elite
Processor Number
-
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Adreno
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Oryon
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
92 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
23-65 W
Power Consumption
56 W
80 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Samsung TSMC
Foundry
-
mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
12
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
12
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
Multiplier
40
-
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
128 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
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
Shader Units
5120
Texture Units
320
Raster Operation Units
160
Execution Units
640
Power Consumption
60
4.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
16.4 TFLOPS
