Product Compare
Apple A9 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-94-100)
| SOC | SOC | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | ||
| Architecture | 2x 1.85 GHz – Twister | |
| Frequency | 1850 MHz | |
| Cores | 2 | |
| Instruction set | ARMv8-A | |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | |
| L2 cache | 0 | |
| L3 cache | 0 | |
| Process | 14 nm | |
| Transistor count | 2 | |
| TDP | 5 W | |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU name | PowerVR GT7600 | |
| GPU frequency | 650 MHz | |
| Execution units | 6 | |
| Shading units | 32 | |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | |
| OpenCL version | 1.2 | |
| DirectX version | 11 | |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | LPDDR4 | |
| Memory frequency | 1333 MHz | |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | |
| Max bandwidth | 14.9 Gbit/s | |
| Multimedia (ISP) | ||
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple M9 | |
| Storage type | NVMe | |
| Max display resolution | 2048 x 1536 | |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 32MP, 2x 12MP | |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265 | |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | |
| Connectivity | ||
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 6 | |
| 5G support | No | |
| Download speed | Up to 450 Mbps | |
| Upload speed | Up to 150 Mbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 5 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | |
| Info | ||
| Announced | Sep 2015 | |
| Class | Flagship | |
| Model number | APL1022 | |
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Sep 2025 | |
| Manufacturer | Qualcomm | |
| Type | Laptop | |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | |
| Core Architecture | Snapdragon X | |
| Processor Number | X2-94-100 | |
| Integrated Graphics | Adreno X2-90 | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | |
| Socket | Custom | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 18 | |
| Performance Core Threads | 18 | |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.6 GHz | |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.7 GHz | |
| Efficiency Cores | 12 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 12 | |
| Total Core Count | 18 | |
| Total Thread Count | 18 | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 36 | |
| L1 Cache | 288 K per core | |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB per core | |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB shared | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5X-9523 | |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 228 GB/s | |
| ECC Memory Support | No | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Base Frequency | 500 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1850 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 2048 | |
| Texture Units | 128 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 64 | |
| Execution Units | 12 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 12 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 623 | 3740 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 957 | 22784 |