Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) vs Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) with 18-cores against the 4.51 GHz Apple M4 Max (16-Core) with 16-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 Extreme (X2E-96-100)
- Newer - released 11 months later
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
- Around 318 GB/s (139%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More powerful Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) integrated graphics: 16.2 vs 7.6 TFLOPS
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 6324 |
Cinebench Scores (26th and 22nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 2070 MB/sec | 2680 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 224.4 Klines/sec | 219.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 599.6 pages/sec | 699.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 668.6 Mpixels/sec | 771.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 328 pages/sec | 381.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 82.4 images/sec | 92.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 210.7 images/sec | 236.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 38.9 Mpixels/sec | 36.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 112.4 GOps/sec | 98.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 138.8 GOps/sec | 101.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 357M Primes/sec | 627M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 58.1M Strings/sec | 64.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 26.6 GBytes/sec | 27 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 381 MBytes/sec | 572.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2130 Frames/sec | 6614 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 20B Matrices/sec | 30.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 20.5 PPW | 29.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 240.6 PPW | 374.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 385.8 PPW | 627.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 6.79 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
No benchmark results yet
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-07-20 (Rahul) | Cinebench 2024 | 177 / 1954 |
| π 2025-07-10 (thomas) | GeekBench | 4094 / 26275 |
| π 2025-04-02 (BigJake) | Cinebench 2024 | 178 / 2001 |
| π 2025-02-17 (MM) | Cinebench 2024 | 173 / 1928 |
| π 2024-11-12 (Jason C) | Cinebench 2024 | 177 / 2004 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) and Apple M4 Max (16-Core)General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Released | September 25, 2025 | October 30, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Apple M4 |
| Model number | X2E-96-100 | - |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | - |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 Max (40-Ρore GPU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 18 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 18 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | - | 4 |
| E-Threads | - | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | - | 2.59 GHz |
| Total Cores | 18 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | - |
| Multiplier | 36x | 45x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 9MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 96 W | 70 W |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (6th and 5th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-90 | Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1850 MHz | 1578 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 5120 |
| TMUs | 128 | 320 |
| ROPs | 64 | 160 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 640 |
| TGP | - | 50 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9523 | - LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 6 | 32 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 228 GB/s | 546 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | - |
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