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Apple M3 (8-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Apple M3 (8-core)
51Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
—Inno Score
63.3Single-core—
30.9Multi-core—
93.3Efficiencyspec-based93.3
35Platformspec-based58.7
1 spec wins — Apple M3 (8-core)5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 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)

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

  • 433% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 24 GB
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8
  • 25% higher threads: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: Apple M3 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecApple M3 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced20232026
Process3 nm3 nm

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M3 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecApple M3 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores810+25%
Performance cores46+50%
Efficiency cores44
Threads810+25%
Boost clock4.1 GHz+1%4 GHz
L3 cache—34 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M3 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecApple M3 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPUApple 10-core GPUQualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock—1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M3 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecApple M3 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory supportLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory24 GB128 GB+433%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M3 (8-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecApple M3 (8-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)3,090Top 21%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,700Top 65%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,900Top 42%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,400Top 84%—

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