Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) vs Apple M3
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We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) against the 4.05 GHz Apple M3. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)
- Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-8448 RAM
- Newer - released 10 months later
- Around 32.6 GB/s (32%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Apple M3
- More powerful Apple M3 GPU integrated graphics: 3.5 vs 1.7 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 4 nanometers
- 24% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3009 vs 2419 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 2341 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1000 MB/sec | 1260 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 92.2 Klines/sec | 94.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 270.3 pages/sec | 264.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 297 Mpixels/sec | 313.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 225.8 pages/sec | 297 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 51.3 images/sec | 50.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 111.3 images/sec | 114.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 13.7 Mpixels/sec | 12.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 40.8 GOps/sec | 42.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 62 GOps/sec | 48.3 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 205M Primes/sec | 231M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 24.9M Strings/sec | 27.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 10.5 GBytes/sec | 11.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 180.1 MBytes/sec | 225 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1384 Frames/sec | 1867 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 11.9B Matrices/sec | 10B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 23.5 PPW | 35.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 376.5 PPW | 590.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 597.1 PPW | 953.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 5.93 PPW | 8.02 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)
No benchmark results yet
Apple M3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-22 (doannguyenmfs) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2991 / 11735 |
| π 2026-06-16 (darkknightSup) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2990 / 11498 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) and Apple M3General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Released | September 4, 2024 | October 30, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Apple M3 |
| Model number | X1P-42-100 | - |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 | Apple M3 GPU |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M2 | - |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 (10-Core) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 3.4 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.75 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Multiplier | 32x | 40x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (per core) | 16MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 6MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 25 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 30 W | 20 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 35 W | - |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100Β°C |
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iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 | Apple M3 GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 280 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1107 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 48 | 80 |
| ROPs | 24 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 3 | 160 |
| TGP | - | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8448 | - LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100) official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | - |
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