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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) vs Apple M4 (8-Core)

65 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
VS
74 out of 100
Apple M4 (8-Core)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Apple M4 (8-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4,04 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) with 6-cores against the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (8-Core) with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (8-Core) and (X2P-42-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
  • Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-9523 RAM
  • Around 32 GB/s (27%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Apple M4 (8-Core)
  • More powerful Apple M4 GPU (8-core) integrated graphics: 3 vs 2.1 TFLOPS
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3706 vs 3238 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
vs
M4 (8-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#181st place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression - 1440 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 94.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 301.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 343.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 350.9 pages/sec
Background blur - 56.6 images/sec
Photo processing - 144.8 images/sec
Ray tracing - 14.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 36.4 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 56.9 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 212M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 23.9M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 9.9 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 165.4 MBytes/sec -
Physics 1445 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 10.7B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 7 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 75.2 PPW 45.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 1195.7 PPW 666.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1698 PPW 1033.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 17.2 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) and Apple M4 (8-Core)

General

Vendor Qualcomm Apple
Released January 5, 2026 October 29, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Snapdragon X Apple M4
Model number X2P-42-100 APL1206
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-45 Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 -

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 6 4
Base Frequency (P) 4,04 GHz 4.46 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 4
E-Threads - 4
Base Frequency (E) - 2.85 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 8
Total Threads 6 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 44x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 10 W 20 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 22 W -
Socket Custom Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature - 100°C
Die Size - 169.4 mm²
Laptop processors ranking (71st and 34th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-45 Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 910 MHz 1470 MHz
Shading Units 1152 1024
TMUs 72 64
ROPs 36 32
Execution Units - 128
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
2.1 TFLOPS
M4 (8-Core) +43%
3 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 GPU (8-core) compared to Adreno X2-45

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9523 - LPDDR5X-7500
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 8 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 152 GB/s 120 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) official page -
PCI Express Version 4.0 -
PCI Express Lanes 12 -

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M4 (8-Core) or Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)?
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