Apple M5 vs Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Benchmarks: The Early Verdict Is in, and It's a Surprise
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Apple M5 vs Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme benchmarks: The early verdict is in, and it's a surprise
Apple has just released its all-new M5 chip in the latest MacBook Pro and iPad Pro, while Qualcomm has already shown off the power of its Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme CPU coming to laptops in 2026. And we've got the test results to compare the processors.
When choosing our new computer or laptop, we will have to choose between whether we prefer Windows, Linux or macOS. For Windows or Linux we serve any computer, but in the case of macOS we will need an Apple computer, which use the Arm architecture. Although this architecture used to be used on mobiles and tablets, Apple showed that it could work on computers. Now we will find an Apple M5 running on Windows on Arm achieving great performance and …
Virtualized Windows 11 test shows Apple's M5 destroying Intel and AMD's best in single-core benchmark — Chinese enthusiast pits Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Core i9 14900KS against Apple's latest SoC
A Chinese enthusiast’s benchmark suggests Apple’s new M5 chip delivers record-breaking single-thread performance in CPU-Z, outperforming top AMD and Intel CPUs even while running Windows 11 in virtualization mode. But its multi-thread performance should be better.
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