Apple M2 Max vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

VS

Apple M2 Max

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus with 10 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Max 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 135GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (8448 vs 6400)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 5nm)

Lower TDP (23W vs 30W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +10%

1651

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

1488

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +24%

14852

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

11931

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +14%

2696

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

2347

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +14%

14905

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

12973

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +11%

121

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

109

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +24%

1050

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

845

Blender

Apple M2 Max

255

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus +41%

360

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Max +29%

4149

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

3208

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +20%

26232

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

21685

Apple M2 Max

VS

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Apr 2024

Apple

Manufacturer

Qualcomm

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

ARMv9

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Snapdragon X

-

Processor Number

X1P-64-100

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Custom

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

Qualcomm Adreno X1

-

Generation

Oryon

Package

67 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

30 W

Power Consumption

23 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

80 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Samsung TSMC

-

Die Size

mm²

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

10

8

Performance Core Threads

10

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.4 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

12

Total Core Count

10

12

Total Thread Count

10

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

34x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

-

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

-

L3 Cache

42 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5X-8448

96 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

8

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

135 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

4864

Shader Units

1536

304

Texture Units

48

152

Raster Operation Units

6

608

Execution Units

6

70 W

Power Consumption

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

13.6 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

3.8 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

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