Intel Core i3-7020U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-7020U CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
Intel Core i3-7020U Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-7020U or Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 - 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 i3-7020U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7020U was released in Q3/2018.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 0.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 was released in Q3/2023.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon G (4)
Intel Core i 7000U (18) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon G Gen 2 (1)
7 Generation 2
Kaby Lake U Architecture Kryo
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-7020U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of --.

Intel Core i3-7020U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency --
-- 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 Core i3-7020U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

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 620 GPU Qualcomm Adreno A32
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays 0
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 620 GPU Qualcomm Adreno A32
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-7020U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-7020U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133 Memory
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-7020U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 is --.

Intel Core i3-7020U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-7020U has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-7020U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1356 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2018 Release date Q3/2023
281 $ Release price --
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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 i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
571 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
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 Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1327 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
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 Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
828 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
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 Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1670 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
Qualcomm Adreno A32 @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
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 Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2568 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1411.2 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
212 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
640 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
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 i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
94 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
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 i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
227 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-7020U Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2
Dell Inspiron 14 3481
HP 250 G7
Medion Akoya E15403
Lenovo V130-15IKB
Acer Aspire 3 (A315-54K-34G9)
Unknown

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