Intel Core i3-3240T vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core i3-3240T		Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-3240T or Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 - 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 i3-3240T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3240T was released in Q3/2012. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 was released in Q3/2020.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 3000 (31)	CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 760 (3)
3	Generation	3
Ivy Bridge S	Architecture	Kryo 475
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-3240T has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3240T is 2.90 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 is at 2.30 GHz.
Intel Core i3-3240T	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
2	Cores	8
4	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.90 GHz	A-Core	2.30 GHz 1x Kryo 475 Prime
--	B-Core	2.20 GHz 1x Kryo 475 Gold
--	C-Core	1.80 GHz 6x Kryo 475 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 Core i3-3240T	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
--	AI hardware	Qualcomm AI engine
--	AI specifications	Hexagon 696 @ 5.5 TOPS

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i3-3240T or Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 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 2500	GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 620
0.65 GHz	GPU frequency	0.63 GHz
1.05 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
7	GPU Generation	6
22 nm	Technology	7 nm
3	Max. displays	2
6	Compute units	--
48	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	4 GB
11.0	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 2500	GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 620
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	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 Core i3-3240T can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 supports up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.
Intel Core i3-3240T	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
DDR3-1600	Memory	LPDDR4-3733
32 GB	Max. Memory	12 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	14.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	--
16	PCIe lanes	--
8.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-3240T is 35 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-3240T	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	5 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-3240T is manufactured in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-3240T	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
22 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	ISA extensions	--
LGA 1155	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Android
Q3/2012	Release date	Q3/2020
117 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3240T (76%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3240T (65%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 (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 Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	536 (88%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	611 (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 i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1212 (69%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	1765 (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 Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	496 (64%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	774 (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 Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1065 (60%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	1772 (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 Core i3-3240T Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz	101 (21%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 Qualcomm Adreno 620 @ 0.63 GHz	490 (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 Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	288740 (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 Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2030 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 8C 8T @ 2.30 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 Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	99 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 8C 8T @ 2.30 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 Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	260 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 8C 8T @ 2.30 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 Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	5.5 (100%)

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