Apple M5 (10C8G-FL) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) Full Specs

Summary

10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads(4P+6E) 4.46GHz	10 Cores 10 Threads 3.4GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 23W
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 135.2GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 8-Core M5-FL	iGPU Adreno X1 3.8T
Peak·FP32·FP16 6.46 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 7.68 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M5 (10C8G-FL)4,175

x1.78

Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)2,349

x1

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Core Config

10 Cores 4P 6E	10 Cores 10P -
10 Threads 4P 6E	10 Threads 10P -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.46GHz	Base Clock 3.4GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P -
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 96KB P -
L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared	L2 36MB P shared -
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 6MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 32GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 8
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed 8448MT/s
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth 135.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 153.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8448MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 135.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 23W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x12 23.6GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 3.0 x4 3.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 8-Core M5-FL	iGPU Adreno X1 3.8T
Shaders 1024	Shaders 1536
Boost Clock 1.58GHz	Boost Clock 1.25GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 6.46 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 7.68 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Theia	NPU Model Hexagon
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.45GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance 45 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Qualcomm
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A	Architecture OryonARMv8.7-A
Family M Series	Family X Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core	Codename Hamoa Snapdragon X EliteVariant PhoenixP-Core -
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Mar 3, 2026	Release Date Apr 24, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node N4P
Die Size -	Die Size 170mm²

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Used In

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Tablets -	Tablets Surface Pro 11(X Elite, Mid 2024)

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