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Apple M6 (12-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

WINNER
Apple M6 (12-core)
78.4Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
70.9Inno Score
98.1Single-core73.3
70.6Multi-core66.6
100Efficiencyspec-based93.3
42.2Platformspec-based54.4
3 spec wins — Apple M6 (12-core)6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M6 (12-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 78.4 to 70.9, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+25) and multi-core (+4). Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple M6 (12-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 98 vs 73
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 67
  • 34% higher PassMark (single thread): 6,406 vs 4,797
  • 33% lower process: 2 nm vs 3 nm

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100

  • 300% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 32 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 6
  • 50% higher cores: 18 vs 12
  • 50% higher threads: 18 vs 12

General

General comparison: Apple M6 (12-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecApple M6 (12-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Announced20262025
Process2 nm+33%3 nm

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M6 (12-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecApple M6 (12-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Cores1218+50%
Performance cores612+100%
Efficiency cores66
Threads1218+50%
Boost clock4.8 GHz5 GHz+4%
L3 cache—9 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M6 (12-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecApple M6 (12-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
iGPUApple 12-core GPUQualcomm Adreno X2-90
iGPU clock—1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M6 (12-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecApple M6 (12-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Memory supportLPDDR5XLPDDR5x-9523
Max memory32 GB128 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M6 (12-core) versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
SpecApple M6 (12-core)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-90-100
Geekbench 6 (single)4,610Top 1%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)20,676Top 6%—
PassMark36,310Top 16%37,384+3%Top 14%
PassMark (single thread)6,406+34%Top 1%4,797Top 4%

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