Apple M5 (iPad) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E 96 100)
SOC · Specs Compare
CPU
Architecture
4x 4.6 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz –
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Frequency
4600 MHz
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Cores
10
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Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
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L1 cache
320 KB
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L2 cache
16 MB
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Process
3 nm
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Manufacturing
TSMC
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Memory
Memory Type
LPDDR5X
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Memory frequency
4800 MHz
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Bus
4x 16 Bit
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Max bandwidth
153 Gb/s
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AI
NPU
Apple Neural Engine
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Multimedia (ISP)
Storage type
NVMe
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Max display resolution
2752 x 2064
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Video capture
4K at 60FPS
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Video playback
4K at 60FPS
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Video codecs
- H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9
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Audio codecs
- AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV
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Connectivity
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
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5G support
Yes
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Wi-Fi
7
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Bluetooth
6.0
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Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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Info
Announced
Oct 2025
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Class
Flagship
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General Parameters
Release Date
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Sep 2025
Manufacturer
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Qualcomm
Type
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Laptop
Instruction Set
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ARMv9
Core Architecture
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Snapdragon X
Processor Number
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X2-96-100
Integrated Graphics
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Adreno X2-90
Package
Manufacturing Process
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3 nm
Socket
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Custom
Power Consumption
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96 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
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18
Performance Core Threads
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18
Performance Core Base Frequency
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3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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5 GHz
Total Core Count
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18
Total Thread Count
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18
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Multiplier
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30
Unlocked Multiplier
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No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
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LPDDR5X-9523
Max Memory Bandwidth
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228 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
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No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1850 MHz
Shader Units
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2048
Texture Units
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128
Raster Operation Units
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64
Execution Units
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12
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
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5.0
Benchmark
AnTuTu 10
3,155,649
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Geekbench 6
4,175
4,003
Geekbench 6
15,577
23,081
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.