Intel Core i5-2537M vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-2537M CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
Intel Core i5-2537M Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-2537M or Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 - 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 i5-2537M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-2537M was released in Q1/2011.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 was released in 2015.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 808/810 (3)
2 Generation 2
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-2537M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz (2.30 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i5-2537M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz (2.30 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
-- B-Core 1.50 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 i5-2537M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP V56

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 3000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 430
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.63 GHz
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.63 GHz
6 GPU Generation 4
32 nm Technology 20 nm
2 Max. displays 0
12 Compute units --
96 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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 HD Graphics 3000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 430
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-2537M supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-2537M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.5 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-2537M has a TDP of 17 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 is --.

Intel Core i5-2537M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-2537M has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-2537M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
32 nm Technology 20 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
BGA 1023 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2011 Release date 2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2537M (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 (57%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2537M (97%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 (88%)

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 i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
476 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
269 (57%)

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 i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
795 (94%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
847 (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 i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.90 GHz
173 (42%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
Qualcomm Adreno 430 @ 0.63 GHz
408 (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 i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
1225 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
921 (75%)

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 i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
427 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
8C 8T @ 2.00 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 i5-2537M Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
717 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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