Apple M5 Pro (18-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
100Single-core—
97.2Multi-core—
93.3Efficiencyspec-based93.3
57.5Platformspec-based58.7
4 spec wins — Apple M5 Pro (18-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 Pro (18-core)
- 200% higher Performance cores: 18 vs 6
- 80% higher cores: 18 vs 10
- 80% higher threads: 18 vs 10
- 15% higher Boost clock: 4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
- 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
- 42% higher L3 cache: 34 MB vs 24 MB
General
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 18+80% | 10 |
| Performance cores | 18+200% | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 4 |
| Threads | 18+80% | 10 |
| Base clock | 4.4 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz+15% | 4 GHz |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 34 MB+42% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 20-core GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X2-45 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,700 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR5x-9523 |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 128 GB+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M5 Pro (18-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,295Top 4% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 28,436Top 2% | — |
| PassMark | 57,103Top 9% | — |
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