Intel Celeron J3160 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

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Intel Celeron J3160 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Intel Celeron J3160 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron J3160 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 - 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 J3160 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.24 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron J3160 was released in Q1/2016.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (3)
8 Generation 2
Braswell Architecture Kryo 470 Gold/475 Silver
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron J3160 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron J3160 is 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 is at 2.20 GHz.
Intel Celeron J3160 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz) A-Core 2.20 GHz
2x Kryo 470 Gold
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
6x Kryo 470 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 J3160 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 688 @ 3.6 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron J3160 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 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.
Intel HD Graphics 400 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 618
0.32 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
0.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units --
96 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 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 400 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 618
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron J3160 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.
Intel Celeron J3160 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-3733
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron J3160 is 6 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Celeron J3160 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron J3160 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 is manufactured in 8 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.
Intel Celeron J3160 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
14 nm Technology 8 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
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2019
107 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron J3160 (34%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron J3160 (41%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (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 J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
222 (42%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
526 (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 J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
764 (46%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1652 (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 J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
182 (26%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
706 (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 J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
555 (36%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1559 (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 J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.70 GHz
147 (41%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358 (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 J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
282405 (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 J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
1265 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
38 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 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 J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 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).
Intel Celeron J3160 Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3.6 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Celeron J3160 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Unknown Samsung Galaxy A71
Samsung Galaxy A80
Xiaomi Mi 9T
Xiaomi Redmi K20

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