Apple M1 (8-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
53.6Single-core46.3
35.8Multi-core42.8
80Efficiencyspec-based79.3
—iGPU44.8
31.1Platformspec-based39.4
2 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
InnoReviews verdict
Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 48.9 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+7). 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)
- Stronger single-core score: 54 vs 46
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100
- Stronger multi-core score: 43 vs 36
- 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
- 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
- 29% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 10,800 vs 8,350
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
General
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2025 |
| Process | 5 nm | 4 nm+20% |
| Base TDP | — | 23 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 8+100% |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | — |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock | — | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.2 GHz+7% | 3 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 8-core GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,100 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR4X-4266 | LPDDR5X-8448 |
| Max memory | 16 GB | 64 GB+300% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M1 (8-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,340+9%Bottom 34% | 2,150Bottom 23% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,350Bottom 29% | 10,800+29%Bottom 44% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,500Bottom 28% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 7,760Bottom 23% | — |
| PassMark | 14,122Bottom 27% | 16,386+16%Bottom 36% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 917Bottom 31% |
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