Intel Core i5-660 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 670

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Intel Core i5-660 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
Intel Core i5-660 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-660 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 - 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 i5-660 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-660 was released in Q1/2010.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 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 670 was released in Q3/2018.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i5 600 (6) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 (1)
1 Generation 6
Clarkdale Architecture Kryo 360
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-660 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.33 GHz (3.60 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i5-660 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.33 GHz (3.60 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Kryo 360 Gold
-- B-Core 1.70 GHz
6x Kryo 360 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 i5-660 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS

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 (Westmere) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 615
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
0.73 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
5 GPU Generation 6
32 nm Technology 10 nm
2 Max. displays 0
12 Compute units --
24 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version 12.1

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 HD Graphics (Westmere) GPU Qualcomm Adreno 615
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-660 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-660 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR4X-3733
16 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 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 i5-660 has a TDP of 73 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 is --.

Intel Core i5-660 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
73 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-660 has a 4.50 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-660 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
32 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1156 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2010 Release date Q3/2018
193 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-660 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 (56%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-660 (98%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 (97%)

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 i5-660 Intel Core i5-660
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
597 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
333 (56%)

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 i5-660 Intel Core i5-660
2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz
1308 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1234 (94%)

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 i5-660 Intel Core i5-660
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz
35 (10%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
Qualcomm Adreno 615 @ 0.70 GHz
358 (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 i5-660 Intel Core i5-660
2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz
2359 (95%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2491 (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 i5-660 Intel Core i5-660
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
375 (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 i5-660 Intel Core i5-660
2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1284 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i5-660 Intel Core i5-660
2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
175698 (100%)

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 i5-660 Intel Core i5-660
2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
3 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-660 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
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