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Apple M4 Pro vs Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

Apple M4 Pro scores higher overall and wins 2 of 5 areas, but Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 still wins 1.

Apple M4 Pro

Apple · Oct 2024

Price not listed

55 / 100 spec score

Higher overall

Area by area

Apple M4 ProSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Multi-core potentialApple M4 Pro leads4317
Single-core potentialApple M4 Pro leads4712
Cache—18
Efficiency——
AI accelerationSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 leads7690

Why pick Apple M4 Pro

  • Cores: 14 vs 8
  • Threads: 14 vs 8
  • Max boost: 4.5 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

Up to 14 CPU cores

Why pick Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

  • NPU: 45 TOPS vs 38 TOPS

45 TOPS NPU

Tiebreaker

What matters to you?

Set how much each area matters. The verdict updates instantly and stays on your device.

Your pick

Apple M4 Pro

Scores 53 vs 37 on your weighting.

  1. Apple M4 Pro53
  2. Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-10037

If AI acceleration mattered a bit more to you, Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 would draw level.

Full specifications

Overview
Apple M4 ProSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SegmentLaptop / desktopLaptop
ArchitectureApple siliconOryon
SocketSoCSoC
ProcessTSMC N3ETSMC N4
Cores & clocks
Apple M4 ProSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Cores148
Threads148
Core layout10 performance + 4 efficiency8 Oryon
Base clock—3.2 GHz
Max boost4.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Cache & memory
Apple M4 ProSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
L3 / shared cache—30 MB
Memory supportLPDDR5X unified, up to 64 GBLPDDR5X-8448
Power & graphics
Apple M4 ProSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Integrated graphicsApple GPU, up to 20 coresQualcomm Adreno
NPU38 TOPS45 TOPS

Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.