Intel Core i5-1230U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 850

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-1230U CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
Intel Core i5-1230U Qualcomm Snapdragon 850

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-1230U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 - 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 i5-1230U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1230U was released in Q1/2022.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.95 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 was released in Q3/2018.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 845/850 (2)
12 Generation 5
Alder Lake U Architecture Kryo 385
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-1230U is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.95 GHz.
Intel Core i5-1230U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
10 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove		 A-Core 2.95 GHz
4x Kryo 385 Gold
0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont		 B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 385 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 i5-1230U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
-- 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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 630
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation 4
10 nm Technology 10 nm
4 Max. displays 2
80 Compute units --
640 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12.1 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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-1230U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-1230U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-3733
64 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.8 GB/s
No ECC No
6.50 MB L2 Cache 1.50 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
28 PCIe lanes --
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-1230U has a TDP of 9 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 is --.
Intel Core i5-1230U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
29 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-1230U has a 18.50 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 cache has a total of 3.50 MB.
Intel Core i5-1230U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1744 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-1230U (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 (33%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-1230U (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 (0%)

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 i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1479 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
489 (33%)

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 i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 0.90 GHz
1115 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
Qualcomm Adreno 630 @ 0.70 GHz
737 (66%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
30 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
148 (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 i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U
10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
1953 (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 i5-1230U Intel Core i5-1230U
10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz
10864 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
8C 8T @ 2.95 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i5-1230U Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
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