Intel Celeron 3965U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 208

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Intel Celeron 3965U CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
Intel Celeron 3965U Qualcomm Snapdragon 208

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 3965U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 - 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 Intel Celeron 3965U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3965U was released in Q1/2017.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 was released in 2014.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Celeron 3000 (10) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4)
7 Generation 2
Kaby Lake U Architecture Cortex-A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 3965U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz.

Intel Celeron 3965U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Intel Celeron 3965U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP6

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 304
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 3
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 0
12 Compute units --
96 Shader 24
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 11

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.

Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 304
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 3965U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Celeron 3965U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR3-800, LPDDR2-800
32 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 3.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
10 PCIe lanes --
5.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron 3965U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 is --.

Intel Celeron 3965U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 3965U has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Celeron 3965U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1356 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2017 Release date 2014
107 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 0.90 GHz
173 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (11%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
560 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1084 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
469 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
832 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1732 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
86 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 3965U Intel Celeron 3965U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
168 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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