Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) with 18-cores against the 2 GHz Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) with 6-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 X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9523 RAM
- Has 12 more physical cores
- More powerful Adreno X2-90 integrated graphics: 7 vs 2.3 TFLOPS
- Around 92 GB/s (153%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later
- 16% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.05 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#75th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1570 MB/sec | 1050 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 206.1 Klines/sec | 58.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 479.6 pages/sec | 201.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 637.3 Mpixels/sec | 214.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 307.8 pages/sec | 318.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 72.9 images/sec | 41 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 151.8 images/sec | 91.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 34.3 Mpixels/sec | 9.18 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 37.5 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 25.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 132M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 17.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 133.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 1380 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 6.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 22.6 PPW | 70.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 295.6 PPW | 922.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 570.5 PPW | 1281.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 5.01 PPW | 7.1 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
No benchmark results yet
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3505 / 8840 |
| 📘 2026-04-24 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3505 / 8840 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) and Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Released | September 25, 2025 | September 9, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Apple M4 |
| Model number | X2E-88-100 | APL1V07 |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
CPU
| P-Cores | 18 | 2 |
| P-Threads | 18 | 2 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | - | 2.42 GHz |
| Total Cores | 18 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 6 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 34x | 40x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 9MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 10 W |
| Socket | Custom | Custom |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | - |
| Die Size | 220 mm² | - |
Laptop processors ranking (14th and 70th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-90 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1700 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 768 |
| TMUs | 128 | 40 |
| ROPs | 64 | - |
| Execution Units | 12 | 128 |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Apple A18 Pro GPU compared to Adreno X2-90
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9523 | - LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 152 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | - |
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