Intel Celeron J1850 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron J1850 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Intel Celeron J1850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron J1850 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron J1850 4 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2017.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (1)
6 Generation 5
Bay Trail Architecture Kryo 260
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron J1850 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron J1850 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz A-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 260 Gold
-- B-Core 1.60 GHz
4x Kryo 260 Silver

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 J1850 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon DSP

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 509
0.69 GHz GPU frequency 0.72 GHz
0.79 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.72 GHz
7 GPU Generation 5
22 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 0
4 Compute units --
32 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version 12.1

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 (Bay Trail GT1) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 509
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron J1850, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 10.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron J1850 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
DDR3-1333 Memory
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron J1850 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron J1850 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron J1850 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Celeron J1850 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1170 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2013 Release date Q4/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron J1850 (59%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron J1850 (48%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (100%)

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 J1850 Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
202 (63%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
322 (100%)

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 J1850 Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
718 (52%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1369 (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.
Intel Celeron J1850 Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
160 (55%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
292 (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.
Intel Celeron J1850 Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
502 (47%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1078 (100%)

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 J1850 Intel Celeron J1850
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.79 GHz
51 (28%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Qualcomm Adreno 509 @ 0.72 GHz
184 (100%)

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 J1850 Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
940 (44%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
2117 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron J1850 Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
149536 (100%)

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 J1850 Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
32 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 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 J1850 Intel Celeron J1850
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
120 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron J1850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
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