Apple M3 (8-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100
69Single-core—
43.5Multi-core—
93.3Efficiencyspec-based86.7
35Platformspec-based39.4
2 spec wins — Apple M3 (8-core)3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M3 (8-core)
- 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100
- 167% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 24 GB
- 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
General
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2024 |
| Process | 3 nm+25% | 4 nm |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 8+100% |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | — |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock | — | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.1 GHz+1% | 4 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,400 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5-6400 | LPDDR5X-8448 |
| Max memory | 24 GB | 64 GB+167% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M3 (8-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,026Top 12% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 11,966Top 48% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,900Top 32% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 10,298Bottom 32% | — |
| PassMark | 19,056Bottom 38% | — |
| PassMark (single thread) | 4,705Top 4% | — |
Related comparisons
Apple M3 (8-core)vs AMD Ryzen 7 7736UVSApple M3 (8-core)vs AMD Ryzen 7 8840UVSApple M3 (8-core)vs Intel Core Ultra 7 256VVSApple M3 (8-core)vs AMD Ryzen 7 8840HSVSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100vs Intel Core i3-N305VSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100VSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100VSQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-46-100vs Intel Core Ultra 5 228VVS