Product Compare

Apple A18 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100

SOC SOC
CPU
Architecture 2x 4.05 GHz – Everest4x 2.42 GHz – Sawtooth
Frequency 4050 MHz
Cores 6
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 8 MB
Process 3 nm
Manufacturing TSMC
Graphics
GPU name Apple A18 GPU
GPU frequency 1490 MHz
Execution units 5
Shading units 128
Memory
Memory Type LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3750 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 60 Gb/s
AI
NPU Neural Engine
Theoretical Performance 35 TOPS
Multimedia (ISP)
Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine
Storage type NVMe
Max camera resolution 1x 48MP
Video capture 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP8- VP9- Motion JPEG
Audio codecs - AAC- AAX- AAX+- AC-3- AIFF- CAF- E-AC-3- MP3- MP4- WAV
Connectivity
4G support LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes
Download speed Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Info
Announced Sep 2024
Class Flagship
Model number APL1V08
General Parameters
Release Date Sep 2025
Manufacturer Qualcomm
Type Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9
Core Architecture Snapdragon X
Processor Number X2-88-100
Integrated Graphics Adreno X2-90
Package
Manufacturing Process 3 nm
Socket Custom
Power Consumption 23 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption 80 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores 6
Performance Core Threads 6
Performance Core Base Frequency 3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 3.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores 12
Efficiency Core Threads 12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency 3.6
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency 4.7 GHz
Total Core Count 18
Total Thread Count 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 30
L3 Cache 53 MB
Unlocked Multiplier No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types LPDDR5X-9523
Max Memory Size 128 GB
Max Memory Channels 8
Max Memory Bandwidth 152 GB/s
ECC Memory Support No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics true
GPU Base Frequency 500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency 1700 MHz
Shader Units 1536
Texture Units 96
Raster Operation Units 48
Execution Units 6
AI Accelerator
NPU Qualcomm Hexagon NPU
Theoretical performance 80 TOPS
Miscellaneous
Official Website Official Link ↗
PCIe Version 5.0
PCIe Lanes 16
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core 3466 3836
Geekbench 6 Multi Core 8592 20306