Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus vs Apple M3
We compared two laptop CPUs: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus with 10 cores 3.4GHz and Apple M3 with 8 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 Plus 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (8448 vs 6400)
Larger memory bandwidth (135GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)
Apple M3 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 42MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Lower TDP (20W vs 23W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
1488
Apple M3
+29%
1920
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
+14%
11931
Apple M3
10448
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
2347
Apple M3
+28%
3009
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
+9%
12973
Apple M3
11805
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
109
Apple M3
+28%
140
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
+19%
845
Apple M3
707
Blender
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
+114%
360
Apple M3
168
Passmark CPU Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
3208
Apple M3
+51%
4850
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
+10%
21685
Apple M3
19597
General Parameters
Apr 2024
Release Date
Oct 2023
Qualcomm
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv9
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Snapdragon X
Core Architecture
Apple M3
X1P-64-100
Processor Number
-
Custom
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Qualcomm Adreno X1
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
Oryon
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
25 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
23 W
Power Consumption
20 W
80 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Samsung TSMC
Foundry
-
mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
4
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.4 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
10
Total Core Count
8
10
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
34x
Multiplier
40x
-
L1 Cache
192 K per core
-
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
42 MB
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8448
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
24 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
135 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1536
Shader Units
1280
48
Texture Units
80
6
Raster Operation Units
40
6
Execution Units
160
Power Consumption
-
3.8 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
4.1 TFLOPS
