Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) vs Apple M6 (12-Core)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) with 8-cores against the 4.79 GHz Apple M6 (12-Core) with 12-cores. 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-46-100)
- Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-8448 RAM
Advantages of Apple M6 (12-Core)
- Newer - released 2 years later
- More powerful Apple M6 GPU (12-core) integrated graphics: 4.9 vs 2.1 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process โ 2 versus 4 nanometers
- 90% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4610 vs 2422 points
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Around 34.8 GB/s (26%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#91st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 24.1 PPW | - |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 388.2 PPW | - |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) and Apple M6 (12-Core)General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Released | September 4, 2024 | August 25, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Apple M6 |
| Model number | X1P-46-100 | T8152 |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M2 | - |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.4 GHz | 4.79 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | - | 6 |
| E-Threads | - | 6 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34x | 47x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 8MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 6MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 2 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 30 W | - |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 35 W | - |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
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iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 280 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1367 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 48 | 96 |
| ROPs | 24 | 80 |
| Execution Units | 3 | 192 |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8448 | - LPDDR5X-10667 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 135.2 GB/s | 170 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | - |
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