Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
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We compared two 18-core laptop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) against the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Pro (18-Core). 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)
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9523 RAM
Advantages of Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
- Newer - released 5 months later
- Around 79.2 GB/s (35%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 9144 |
Cinebench Scores (27th and 29th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 2070 MB/sec | 2530 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 224.4 Klines/sec | 262.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 599.6 pages/sec | 738.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 668.6 Mpixels/sec | 744.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 328 pages/sec | 450.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 82.4 images/sec | 100.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 210.7 images/sec | 250.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 38.9 Mpixels/sec | 46.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 112.4 GOps/sec | 132.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 138.8 GOps/sec | 186.8 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 357M Primes/sec | 486M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 58.1M Strings/sec | 85.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 26.6 GBytes/sec | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 381 MBytes/sec | 697.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2130 Frames/sec | 5687 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 20B Matrices/sec | 33.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 20.5 PPW | 27.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 240.6 PPW | 395.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 385.8 PPW | 792.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 7.41 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) and Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Released | September 25, 2025 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Apple M5 |
| Model number | X2E-96-100 | T6050 |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | - Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) |
CPU
| P-Cores | 18 | 18 |
| P-Threads | 18 | 18 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 18 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 18 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 46x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 9MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 28 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 96 W | 72 W |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100°C |
| Die Size | - | 166.85 mm² |
Laptop processors ranking (6th and 3rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-90 | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1850 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 128 | 160 |
| ROPs | 64 | 80 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 320 |
| TGP | - | 28 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9523 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 6 | 16 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 228 GB/s | 307.2 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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