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Apple M2 Max (12-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

Apple M2 Max (12-core)
59.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
59.4Inno Score
60.4Single-core68.6
51.9Multi-core45.6
80Efficiencyspec-based93.3
52.8Platformspec-based42.4
7 spec wins — Apple M2 Max (12-core)5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Apple M2 Max (12-core) scores 59.1 against 59.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100 edges ahead in single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 Max (12-core)

  • Stronger multi-core score: 52 vs 46
  • 100% higher cores: 12 vs 6
  • 100% higher threads: 12 vs 6
  • 54% higher PassMark: 26,834 vs 17,441
  • 33% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 6

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 69 vs 60
  • 40% lower process: 3 nm vs 5 nm
  • 33% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 96 GB
  • 16% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,209 vs 2,760

General

General comparison: Apple M2 Max (12-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecApple M2 Max (12-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Announced20232026
Process5 nm3 nm+40%
Max TDP—22 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M2 Max (12-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecApple M2 Max (12-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Cores12+100%6
Performance cores8+33%6
Efficiency cores40
Threads12+100%6
Boost clock3.7 GHz4 GHz+9%
L3 cache—6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M2 Max (12-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecApple M2 Max (12-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
iGPUApple 38-core GPUQualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock—910 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M2 Max (12-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecApple M2 Max (12-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Memory supportLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory96 GB128 GB+33%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M2 Max (12-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecApple M2 Max (12-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,760Top 31%3,209+16%Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)14,500+21%Top 25%12,011Top 45%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,600Bottom 33%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)14,600Top 37%—
PassMark26,834+54%Top 29%17,441Bottom 37%
PassMark (single thread)4,134+3%Top 19%4,004Top 27%

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