Intel Core i3-7300T vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-7300T CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Intel Core i3-7300T Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-7300T or Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 - 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 i3-7300T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7300T was released in Q1/2017.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 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 630 was released in Q2/2017.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 7000 (17) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (1)
7 Generation 5
Kaby Lake S Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i3-6300T Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-8300T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-7300T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz.

Intel Core i3-7300T Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz A-Core 2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 i3-7300T Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 642

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 630 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 508
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 0
24 Compute units --
192 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
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 630 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 508
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-7300T supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-7300T Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
DDR4-2400, DDR3-1600 Memory
64 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-7300T has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is --.

Intel Core i3-7300T Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down --
92 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-7300T has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-7300T Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1151 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2017 Release date Q2/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300T (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (18%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300T (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (42%)

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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
921 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
179 (19%)

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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2174 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1014 (47%)

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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1169 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
198 (17%)

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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2397 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
854 (36%)

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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Qualcomm Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
163 (39%)

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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
4160 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1850 (44%)

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 i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
151 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
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 Core i3-7300T Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
382 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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