Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) (97/100)

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) (58/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 90.0 Excellent
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 67.0 Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 3.4 GHz
E-Cores 12
E-Threads 12
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 288K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 34x
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 6 8
Total Cores 18 8
Total Threads 18 8
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
L2 Cache 12MB (shared)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Background blur 106.1 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Codename Apple M5 Snapdragon X
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Released March 3, 2026 September 4, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Qualcomm
Apple Equivalent -Apple M2
Model number X1P-46-100

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s 135.2 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 32 8
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-8448

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C
Socket Apple M-Socket Custom
TDP (PL1) 72 W 30 W
Transistors 28 billions
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 35 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 24.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 388.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Date Benchmark
📘 2026-07-03->Apple lover GeekBench

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Execution Units 640 3
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1367 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
ROPs 160 24
Shading Units 5120 768
TMUs 320 48
GPU Base Clock 280 MHz

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100) official page
PCI Express Version 4.0

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