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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) vs Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)

65 out of 100
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
VS
81 out of 100
Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4,04 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) with 6-cores against the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 (8-сore GPU) with 10-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 (1)

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 GPU) and (X2P-42-100)
Advantages of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-9523 RAM
Advantages of Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More powerful Apple M5 GPU (8-core) integrated graphics: 3.3 vs 2.1 TFLOPS
  • 29% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4186 vs 3238 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
vs
M5 (8-сore GPU)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#119th 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)
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] – 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 42.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 1195.7 PPW 634.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1698 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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📘 2026-07-03 (Mahesh Kondraju)Geekbench 6 CPU4224 / 17165
📘 2026-05-02 -> fedwimGeekbench 6 CPU4120 / 15800
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) and Apple M5 (8-сore GPU)

General

Vendor Qualcomm Apple
Released January 5, 2026 March 3, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Snapdragon X Apple M5
Model number X2P-42-100 T8142
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-45 Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Rival Equivalent - Apple M2 -

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 6 4
Base Frequency (P) 4,04 GHz 4.61 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 6
E-Threads - 6
Base Frequency (E) - 3.0 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 10
Total Threads 6 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 46x
L1 Cache 288K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 22MB (shared)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) -
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 10 W 27 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 22 W -
Socket Custom Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature - 100°C
Die Size - 157.48 mm²
Laptop processors ranking (71st and 20th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-45 Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 910 MHz 1620 MHz
Shading Units 1152 1024
TMUs 72 64
ROPs 36 32
Execution Units - 128
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Apple M5 GPU (8-Core) compared to Adreno X2-45

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9523 - LPDDR5X-9600
Max. Memory Size 64 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 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 M5 (8-сore GPU) or Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)?
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Yous October 10, 2026 at 05:20 PM
Lol the x2 plus that considered a pc chip is barely as strong as the 2024 mobile Snapdragon 8 elite
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