Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)

[ 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 Plus (X2P-42-100) (65/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU):
  • + Higher Performance score (100 vs 83)
Why choose Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100):
  • + Higher Efficiency score (97 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 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)

65/100
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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 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Efficiency 92.0 Excellent 97.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 100.0 Excellent WINNER 83.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Base Frequency (E) 4.38 GHz —
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 4,04 GHz
E-Cores 12 —
E-Threads 12 —
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 288K (per core)
Multiplier 46x 34x
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 6
Total Cores 18 6
Total Threads 18 6
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Bus Frequency — 100 MHz
L2 Cache — 12MB (shared)
L3 Cache — 6MB (shared)

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9428 —
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 734 —

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
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 X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Codename Apple M5 Snapdragon X
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Adreno X2-45
Released March 3, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Vendor Apple Qualcomm
Apple Equivalent — -Apple M2
Model number — X2P-42-100

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
ECC Support No No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s 152 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 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 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C —
Socket Apple M-Socket Custom
TDP (PL1) 72 W 10 W
Transistors 28 billions —
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) — 22 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 165.4 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 9.9 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 10.7B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 212M Primes/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 56.9 GOps/sec
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec 36.4 GOps/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 1445 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 23.9M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Blender / Watt 8.1 PPW 17.2 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.8 PPW 75.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 419.7 PPW 1195.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 798.1 PPW 1698 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Date Benchmark —
📘 2026-07-03->Apple lover GeekBench —

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Execution Units 640 —
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 910 MHz
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Adreno X2-45
ROPs 160 36
Shading Units 5120 1152
TMUs 320 72
GPU Base Clock — 500 MHz

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100)
Official Site — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-42-100) official page
PCI Express Lanes — 12
PCI Express Version — 4.0

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