Apple M5 (10-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon C
100Single-core—
47.2Multi-core—
93.3Efficiencyspec-based73.3
40Platformspec-based28.9
4 spec wins — Apple M5 (10-core)1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon C
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon C 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)
- 54% higher Boost clock: 4.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
- 50% lower process: 3 nm vs 6 nm
- 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8
- 25% higher threads: 10 vs 8
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon C
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
General
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm+50% | 6 nm |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 10+25% | 8 |
| Performance cores | 4 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 6 | — |
| Threads | 10+25% | 8 |
| Base clock | 3.1 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz+54% | 3 GHz |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 10-core GPU | Qualcomm Adreno A643 |
| iGPU clock | — | 900 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-9600 | — |
| Max memory | 32 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 (10-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| 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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