Intel Core i3-9100TE vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-9100TE CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
Intel Core i3-9100TE Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-9100TE or Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G - 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 i3-9100TE has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-9100TE was released in Q2/2019.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 9000 (34) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 780 (2)
9 Generation 4
Coffee Lake S Refresh Architecture Kryo 670
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-10100TE Successor Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-9100TE is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz.

Intel Core i3-9100TE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz) A-Core 2.40 GHz
1x Kryo 670 Prime
-- B-Core 2.20 GHz
3x Kryo 670 Gold
-- C-Core 1.90 GHz
4x Kryo 670 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 i3-9100TE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications Hexagon 770 @ 12 TOPS

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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 642
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 5 nm
3 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 4
192 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.0

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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 642
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 / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-9100TE supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-9100TE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
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 i3-9100TE has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G is 5 W.

Intel Core i3-9100TE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-9100TE has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-9100TE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
14 nm Technology 5 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, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2021
122 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100TE (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G (92%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100TE (96%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G (99%)

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 i3-9100TE Intel Core i3-9100TE
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
895 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
823 (92%)

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 i3-9100TE Intel Core i3-9100TE
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
2793 (92%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3027 (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 i3-9100TE Intel Core i3-9100TE
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
Qualcomm Adreno 642 @ 0.00 GHz
1 (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 i3-9100TE Intel Core i3-9100TE
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
4944 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
4849 (98%)

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 i3-9100TE Intel Core i3-9100TE
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1027 (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 i3-9100TE Intel Core i3-9100TE
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
2566 (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 i3-9100TE Intel Core i3-9100TE
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
509756 (100%)

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 i3-9100TE Intel Core i3-9100TE
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
12 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-9100TE Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G
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