Intel Core i5-4288U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-4288U CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Intel Core i5-4288U Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-4288U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite - 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 i5-4288U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4288U was released in Q3/2013.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 4000U (26) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)
4 Generation 3
Haswell U Architecture Kryo
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-5287U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4288U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.10 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz.

Intel Core i5-4288U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (3.10 GHz) A-Core 1.80 GHz
2x Kryo
-- B-Core 1.36 GHz
2x Kryo

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 i5-4288U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
-- 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 Graphics 5100 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.51 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.51 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 5
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 0
40 Compute units --
320 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 DirectX Version 11,1

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 Graphics 5100 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-4288U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-4288U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-4288U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is --.

Intel Core i5-4288U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4288U has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-4288U Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1168 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4288U (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite (49%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4288U (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite (56%)

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 i5-4288U Intel Core i5-4288U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
684 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
335 (49%)

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 i5-4288U Intel Core i5-4288U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1549 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
864 (56%)

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 i5-4288U Intel Core i5-4288U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.20 GHz
768 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.51 GHz
407 (53%)

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 i5-4288U Intel Core i5-4288U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
889 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 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 i5-4288U Intel Core i5-4288U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1837 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-4288U Intel Core i5-4288U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
21 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
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 i5-4288U Intel Core i5-4288U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2644 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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