Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) 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-90-100)
- 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
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 677 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 6460 | 4456 |
Cinebench Scores (71st and 113th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 1790 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 138 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 427.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 430.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 421.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 78.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 156.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 21.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 112.4 GOps/sec | 56.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 138.8 GOps/sec | 75.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 357M Primes/sec | 301M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 58.1M Strings/sec | 35.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 26.6 GBytes/sec | 17.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 381 MBytes/sec | 296.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2130 Frames/sec | 3199 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 20B Matrices/sec | 15.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | - | 43.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | - | 661.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 991.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 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-90-100)
No benchmark results yet
Apple M5 (10-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-07-29 -> knotp37 | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 3841 |
| ๐ 2026-07-05 -> maheshkondraju | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4224 / 17165 |
| ๐ 2025-12-27 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4289 / 18011 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-90-100) 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-90-100 | 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) | 5 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 | - | 22MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 28 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | - | 27 W |
| Socket | Custom | Apple M-Socket |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100ยฐC |
| Die Size | - | 157.48 mmยฒ |
Laptop processors ranking (9th 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-90-100) official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | - |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | - |
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