Apple M5 (10-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
100Single-core—
47.2Multi-core—
93.3Efficiencyspec-based93.3
40Platformspec-based58.7
2 spec wins — Apple M5 (10-core)3 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 M5 (10-core)
- 50% higher Efficiency cores: 6 vs 4
- 15% higher Boost clock: 4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
- 300% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 32 GB
- 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
General
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10 | 10 |
| Performance cores | 4 | 6+50% |
| Efficiency cores | 6+50% | 4 |
| Threads | 10 | 10 |
| Base clock | 3.1 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz+15% | 4 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 34 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X2-45 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,700 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR5x-9523 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 128 GB+300% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,228Top 5% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 17,314Top 24% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,459Top 2% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 15,893Top 50% | — |
| PassMark | 26,752Top 59% | — |
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