Apple M5 (10-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-66-100
93.6Single-core—
56.3Multi-core—
93.3Efficiencyspec-based86.7
—iGPU58.6
40Platformspec-based40.9
3 spec wins — Apple M5 (10-core)3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-66-100
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-66-100 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 M5 (10-core)
- 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
- 15% higher Boost clock: 4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-66-100
- 150% higher Performance cores: 10 vs 4
- 100% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 32 GB
- 11% higher Base clock: 3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
General
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-66-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2024 |
| Process | 3 nm+25% | 4 nm |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-66-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10 | 10 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 10+150% |
| Efficiency cores | 6 | — |
| Threads | 10 | 10 |
| Base clock | 3.1 GHz | 3.4 GHz+11% |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz+15% | 4 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-66-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,250 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-66-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR5X-8448 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 64 GB+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-66-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,228Top 2% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 17,314Top 10% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,459Top 1% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 15,893Top 40% | — |
| PassMark | 26,757Top 35% | — |
| PassMark (single thread) | 5,767Top 2% | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 1,706Top 48% |
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