Intel Core i5-10500H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

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Intel Core i5-10500H CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Intel Core i5-10500H Qualcomm Snapdragon 435

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-10500H and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-10500H 6 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2016.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 10000H (11) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (2)
10 Generation 3
Comet Lake H Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-10500H is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.50 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 clocks with 1.40 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-10500H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
4.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.60 GHz 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 i5-10500H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 536

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.45 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 0
24 Compute units --
192 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-10500H, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 supports a maximum of 6 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-10500H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-10500H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-10500H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-10500H has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core i5-10500H Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1440 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2020 Release date Q4/2016
250 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10500H (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 (11%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10500H (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 (12%)

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 i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1201 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
127 (11%)

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 i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
5839 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
672 (12%)

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 i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Qualcomm Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
22 (5%)

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 i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
11520 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
1428 (12%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1161 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
6813 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
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 i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1467 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
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 i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
6099 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
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 i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
3339 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-10500H Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
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