Intel Core i5-7640X vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core i5-7640X		Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-7640X and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core i5-7640X 4 core processor released in Q2/2017 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2016.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 7000X (9)	CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)
7	Generation	3
Skylake X	Architecture	Kryo
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-7640X is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz (4.20 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i5-7640X	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
4.00 GHz (4.20 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 i5-7640X	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

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.
no iGPU	GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 530
	GPU frequency	0.51 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.51 GHz
--	GPU Generation	5
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	0
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 530
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-7640X, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 10.7 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i5-7640X	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
DDR4-2666	Memory	LPDDR4-1333
64 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	10.7 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	--
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The Intel Core i5-7640X has a TDP of 112 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i5-7640X	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
112 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i5-7640X has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Core i5-7640X	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	ISA extensions	--
LGA 2066	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Android
Q2/2017	Release date	Q1/2016
300 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7640X (100%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite (29%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7640X (100%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite (24%)

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 i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1153 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	335 (29%)

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 i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	3644 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	864 (24%)

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 i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1411 (100%)
	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 i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	3982 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	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 i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	412 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	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 i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1409 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i5-7640X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.51 GHz	407 (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 i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	6796 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	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 i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	180 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	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 i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	720 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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Intel Core i5-7640X vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details