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Apple M1 (8-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Q
55.8Inno Score
53.6Single-core55.9
35.8Multi-core47.4
80Efficiencyspec-based86.7
—iGPU58.2
31.1Platformspec-based42.4
1 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)11 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 55.8 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+12) and single-core (+2). Apple M1 (8-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

  • 14% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,500 vs 1,321

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

  • Stronger multi-core score: 47 vs 36
  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 4
  • 70% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 14,234 vs 8,350
  • 62% higher PassMark: 22,877 vs 14,122

General

General comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Announced20202024
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
Max TDP—80 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Cores812+50%
Performance cores412+200%
Efficiency cores4—
Threads812+50%
Base clock—3.4 GHz
Boost clock3.2 GHz4 GHz+25%
L3 cache—6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
iGPUApple 8-core GPUQualcomm Adreno X1-85
iGPU clock—1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Memory supportLPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory16 GB64 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M1 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecApple M1 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,340Bottom 36%2,805+20%Top 29%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,350Bottom 30%14,234+70%Top 27%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,500+14%Bottom 31%1,321Bottom 18%
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,760Bottom 25%10,028+29%Bottom 39%
PassMark14,122Bottom 29%22,877+62%Top 41%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,678Top 40%

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