Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

[ 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 X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) (87/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100):
  • + Higher Efficiency score (95 vs 92)
[ WINNER ]
Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
Apple

Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

97/100
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)

87/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent 95.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 99.0 Excellent

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
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 18
P-Threads 6 18
Total Cores 18 18
Total Threads 18 18
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) — 4.7 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 —
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 —

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 72.9 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 206.1 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec 1570 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 479.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 637.3 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 151.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 34.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 307.8 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Codename Apple M5 Snapdragon X
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Adreno X2-90
Released March 3, 2026 September 25, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Qualcomm
Model number — X2E-88-100

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s 152 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 32 8
Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-9523

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C —
Socket Apple M-Socket Custom
TDP (PL1) 72 W 30 W
Transistors 28 billions —

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
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 X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW —
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 48.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 671.2 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 X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Date Benchmark —
📘 2026-07-03->Apple lover GeekBench —

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Execution Units 640 12
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1700 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Adreno X2-90
ROPs 160 64
Shading Units 5120 2048
TMUs 320 128
GPU Base Clock — 500 MHz

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
Official Site — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) official page
PCI Express Lanes — 12
PCI Express Version — 5.0

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