Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
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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 4.61 GHz Apple M5 (10-Core) with 10-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 8 more physical cores
- More powerful Adreno X2-90 integrated graphics: 7 vs 4.1 TFLOPS
Advantages of Apple M5 (10-Core)
- 20% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4276 vs 3577 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 4456 |
Cinebench Scores (75th and 113th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1570 MB/sec | 1790 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 206.1 Klines/sec | 138 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 479.6 pages/sec | 427.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 637.3 Mpixels/sec | 430.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 307.8 pages/sec | 421.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 72.9 images/sec | 78.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 151.8 images/sec | 156.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 34.3 Mpixels/sec | 21.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 56.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 75.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 301M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 35.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 17.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 296.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 3199 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 15.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 22.6 PPW | 43.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 295.6 PPW | 661.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 570.5 PPW | 991.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 5.01 PPW | 10.22 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 M5 (10-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-29 -> knotp37 | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 3841 |
| 📘 2026-07-05 -> maheshkondraju | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4224 / 17165 |
| 📘 2025-12-27 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4289 / 18011 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) and Apple M5 (10-Core)General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Released | September 25, 2025 | October 15, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Apple M5 |
| Model number | X2E-88-100 | T8142 |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Apple M5 GPU (10-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 18 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 18 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.4 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | - | 6 |
| E-Threads | - | 6 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 3.0 GHz |
| Total Cores | 18 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 10 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34x | 46x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 22MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 9MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 28 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 27 W |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
| Die Size | 220 mm² | 157.48 mm² |
Laptop processors ranking (14th and 21st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-90 | Apple M5 GPU (10-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1700 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 128 | 80 |
| ROPs | 64 | 40 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 160 |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9523 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 152 GB/s | 153.6 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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