Intel Core i3-2115C vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 616

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Intel Core i3-2115C CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Intel Core i3-2115C Qualcomm Snapdragon 616

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-2115C or Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 - 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 Core i3-2115C has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2115C was released in Q2/2012.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 was released in Q3/2015.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (103)
Intel Core i 2000 (28) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4)
2 Generation 2
Sandy Bridge S Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-2115C is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz.
Intel Core i3-2115C Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz A-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Core i3-2115C Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon V50
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 2000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
0.85 GHz GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.55 GHz
6 GPU Generation 4
32 nm Technology 28 nm
2 Max. displays 0
6 Compute units --
48 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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 2000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 405
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-2115C supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 can connect up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-2115C Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-2115C has a TDP of 25 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is --.
Intel Core i3-2115C Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-2115C has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-2115C Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
BGA 1284 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2012 Release date Q3/2015
-- 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 Core i3-2115C Intel Core i3-2115C
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (50%)

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 Core i3-2115C Intel Core i3-2115C
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
127 (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 Core i3-2115C Intel Core i3-2115C
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
531 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-2115C Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
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