Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus vs Apple M3 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus with 10 cores 3.4GHz 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 Plus 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (8448 vs 6400)
Lower TDP (23W vs 56W)
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 135GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
1488
Apple M3 Max
+31%
1950
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
11931
Apple M3 Max
+101%
24002
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
2347
Apple M3 Max
+37%
3227
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
12973
Apple M3 Max
+63%
21164
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
109
Apple M3 Max
+30%
142
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
845
Apple M3 Max
+99%
1683
Blender
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
360
Apple M3 Max
+15%
415
Passmark CPU Single Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
3208
Apple M3 Max
+49%
4790
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus
21685
Apple M3 Max
+89%
41188
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 Max GPU (38-core)
Oryon
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
92 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
23 W
Power Consumption
56 W
80 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Samsung TSMC
Foundry
-
mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
12
10
Performance Core Threads
12
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
16
10
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
34x
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
8
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
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
1536
Shader Units
5120
48
Texture Units
320
6
Raster Operation Units
160
6
Execution Units
640
Power Consumption
60
3.8 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
16.4 TFLOPS
