Apple M5 Pro (18C20G) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) Full Specs

Summary

18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz	18 Cores(12P+6E) 18 Threads(12P+6E) 4GHz
TDP 60W	TDP 80W
Bandwidth 307.2GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 152.4GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 20-Core M5 Pro	iGPU Adreno X2-90 7T
Peak·FP32·FP16 16.59 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 13.93 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M5 Pro (18C20G)4,268

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Core Config

18 Cores 6P 12M -	18 Cores 12P - 6E
18 Threads 6P 12M -	18 Threads 12P - 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.61GHz	Base Clock 4GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 4.7GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 192KB M -	L1i 192KB P - 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 128KB M -	L1d 96KB P - 64KB E
L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M shared -	L2 36MB P shared - 12MB E shared
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 8
Bus Width 256-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 9600MT/s	Speed 9523MT/s
Bandwidth 307.2GB/s	Bandwidth 152.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 307.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9523MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 152.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 60W	TDP 80W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp -

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth	PCIe PCIe 5.0 x12 47.3GB/sBandwidth
-	PCIe Secondary PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 20-Core M5 Pro	iGPU Adreno X2-90 7T
Shaders 2560	Shaders 2048
Boost Clock 1.62GHz	Boost Clock 1.7GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 16.59 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 13.93 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H17 Hyperion	NPU Model Hexagon
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.45GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance 80 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Qualcomm
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Oryon 3ARMv8.7-A
Family M Series	Family X Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Sotra-C M5 ProVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core -	Codename Glymur - Pegasus-PP-Core - Pegasus-EE-Core
Market Segment Laptop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Mar 3, 2026	Release Date Sep 24, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size -	Die Size 288mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 16(M5 Pro, Early 2026)MacBook Pro 14(M5 Pro, Early 2026)

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