Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 vs Apple M4

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple M4
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Apple M4

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 or Apple M4 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 0.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 was released in Q3/2023.

The Apple M4 has 9 cores with 9 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.41 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple M4 was released in Q2/2024.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G (4) Family Apple M series (25)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G Gen 2 (1) CPU group Apple M4 (2)
2 Generation 4
Kryo Architecture M4
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple M3
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 is -- while the Apple M4 has 9 CPU cores and 9 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple M4 is at 0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Characteristic Apple M4
8 Cores 9
8 Threads 9
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
--
8x Kryo
A-Core 0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz)
3x P-Core
-- B-Core 0.74 GHz (2.85 GHz)
6x E-Core

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Characteristic Apple M4
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 or Apple M4 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Qualcomm Adreno A32 GPU Apple M4 (10 Core)
GPU frequency 0.39 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 3 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 160
-- Shader 1280
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 24 GB
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Qualcomm Adreno A32 GPU Apple M4 (10 Core)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Apple M4 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Characteristic Apple M4
Memory LPDDR5X-7500
Max. Memory 8 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 18.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 is --, while the Apple M4 has a TDP of 22 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Characteristic Apple M4
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 22 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 15 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Apple M4 is manufactured in 3 nm and has a 18.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Characteristic Apple M4
4 nm Technology 3 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv9-A (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME
-- Socket --
None Virtualization Apple Virtualization Framework
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems macOS, iPadOS
Q3/2023 Release date Q2/2024
-- Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz
2491 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz
3630 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
13060 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz
38 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Apple M4
Unknown Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)

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