Intel Core i5-3210M vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)

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Intel Core i5-3210M CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Intel Core i5-3210M Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-3210M and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-3210M 2 core processor released in Q2/2012 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2024.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (3)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (3)
3 Generation 1
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Oryon
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-4210M Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3210M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) clocks with 1.00 GHz (4.20 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-3210M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
2 Cores 12
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

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 i5-3210M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Qualcomm Hexagon NPU @ 45 TOPS

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 HD Graphics 4000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 1.20 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 4
16 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version 12.2

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 4000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-3210M, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 135.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-3210M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR5X-8533
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 135.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 42.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-3210M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) is 23 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-3210M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 23 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 80 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3210M has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) is at 42.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Intel Core i5-3210M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
22 nm Technology 4 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 Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10/11 (ARM), Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q2/2024
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3210M (17%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3210M (7%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) (100%)

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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
540 (17%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
3218 (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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1102 (7%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
15211 (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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (6%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X Elite/Plus @ 1.20 GHzNot verified
4600 (100%)

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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
132 (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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
1220 (100%)

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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
563 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1431 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
645 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1366 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
231 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
562 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2468 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
244 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
710 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
106 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 4.20 GHzNot verified
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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
258 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
12C 12T @ 1.00 GHzNot verified
45 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-3210M Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
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