Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) vs Apple M6 (12-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 4.79 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 X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-9523 RAM
- More powerful Adreno X2-90 integrated graphics: 7.6 vs 4.9 TFLOPS
- Has 6 more physical cores
- Around 58 GB/s (34%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Apple M6 (12-Core)
- Newer - released 1 year later
- More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
- 15% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4610 vs 4004 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (27th and 91st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 2070 MB/sec | - |
| Clang compilation | 224.4 Klines/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 599.6 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 668.6 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Text processing | 328 pages/sec | - |
| Background blur | 82.4 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 210.7 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 38.9 Mpixels/sec | - |
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 20.5 PPW | - |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 240.6 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 M6 (12-Core)General
| Vendor | Qualcomm | Apple |
| Released | September 25, 2025 | August 25, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Snapdragon X | Apple M6 |
| Model number | X2E-96-100 | T8152 |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-90 | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) | - |
CPU
| P-Cores | 18 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 18 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 4.79 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | - |
| E-Cores | - | 6 |
| E-Threads | - | 6 |
| Total Cores | 18 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 47x |
| L1 Cache | 288K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 8MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 9MB (shared) | - |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 96 W | - |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | - |
| Die Size | 220 mm² | - |
Laptop processors ranking (5th and 10th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-90 | Apple M6 GPU (12-core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1850 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 128 | 96 |
| ROPs | 64 | 80 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 192 |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9523 | - LPDDR5X-10667 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 10 | 8 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 228 GB/s | 170 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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