Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)

[ 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 Elite (X1E-84-100) (70/100), 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 Elite (X1E-84-100)
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent WINNER 84.0 Very Good
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 80.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 3.8 GHz
E-Cores 12
E-Threads 12
L1 Cache 192K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 38x
P-Cores 6 12
P-Threads 6 12
Total Cores 18 12
Total Threads 18 12
Unlocked Multiplier No No
L2 Cache 12MB (shared)
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Background blur 106.1 images/sec 67.7 images/sec
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec 144.9 Klines/sec
File compression 2990 MB/sec 1150 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec 338.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec 416.5 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec 117.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec 25 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec 268.6 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Codename Apple M5 Snapdragon X
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Qualcomm Adreno X1
Released March 3, 2026 October 24, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Qualcomm
Apple Equivalent -Apple M3 Pro
Model number X1E-84-100

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s 135 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 Elite (X1E-84-100)
Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C
Socket Apple M-Socket Custom
TDP (PL1) 72 W 35 W
Transistors 28 billions
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 219.6 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 16.2 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 16.4B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 301M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 106.9 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 71.9 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 1748 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 34M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 34.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 434.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW 708.8 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Date Benchmark Benchmark
📘 2026-07-03->Apple lover GeekBench
📘 2025-10-24(Eggburt) Cinebench 2024

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Execution Units 640 6
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1500 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Qualcomm Adreno X1
ROPs 160 48
Shading Units 5120 1536
TMUs 320 96
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz
TGP 30 W

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Official Site Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) official page
PCI Express Lanes 12
PCI Express Version 4.0

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