Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus vs Intel Core2 Solo SU3300

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Intel Core2 Solo SU3300

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus or Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 - 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 855 Plus has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.96 GHz. Up to 12 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus was released in Q4/2018.

The Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 was released in Q3/2008.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core2 Solo (4)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860 (3) CPU group Intel Core 2 Solo SU3000 (2)
6 Generation 2
Kryo 485 Architecture Penryn
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus is 2.96 GHz while the Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 is at 1.20 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Characteristic Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
8 Cores 1
8 Threads 1
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.96 GHz
1x Kryo 485 Prime
A-Core 1.20 GHz
2.42 GHz
3x Kryo 485 Gold
B-Core --
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 485 Silver
C-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Characteristic Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 690 @ 7 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus or Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 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 640 GPU no iGPU
0.25 GHz GPU frequency --
0.68 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
1 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 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 640 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus can use up to 12 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Characteristic Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR3-800, DDR2-800
12 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 3.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus is --, while the Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 has a TDP of 5.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Characteristic Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus is manufactured in 7 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Characteristic Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
7 nm Technology 45 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1
-- Socket BGA 956
None Virtualization VT-x
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems
Q4/2018 Release date Q3/2008
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus (100%)
Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 (21%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus (100%)
Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 (6%)

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 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
731 (100%)
Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
156 (21%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
2632 (100%)
Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
156 (6%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
4389 (100%)
Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
245 (6%)

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 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
994 (100%)
Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
2397 (100%)
Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Qualcomm Adreno 640 @ 0.68 GHz
1037 (100%)
Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
558430 (100%)
Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
487155 (100%)
Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
7 (100%)
Intel Core2 Solo SU3300 Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
1C 1T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Intel Core2 Solo SU3300
OnePlus 7T
OnePlus 7T Pro 5G
OnePlus 7 Pro
OnePlus 7T Pro
Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro Premium Edition
Realme X2 Pro
Unknown

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