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Apple M3 Max (16-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100

Apple M3 Max (16-core)
69.6Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
—Inno Score
65.6Single-core—
66.5Multi-core—
93.3Efficiencyspec-based93.3
60Platformspec-based58.7
4 spec wins — Apple M3 Max (16-core)1 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 Max (16-core)

  • 100% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 6
  • 60% higher cores: 16 vs 10
  • 60% higher threads: 16 vs 10

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

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

General

General comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Announced20232026
Process3 nm3 nm

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Cores16+60%10
Performance cores12+100%6
Efficiency cores44
Threads16+60%10
Boost clock4.1 GHz+1%4 GHz
L3 cache—34 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
iGPUApple 40-core GPUQualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock—1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Memory supportLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory128 GB128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
Geekbench 6 (single)3,130Top 16%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)21,200Top 13%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,950Top 37%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)24,200Top 20%—

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