Intel Core i7-11700F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3

Last updated: 2023-11-07

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-11700F		Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-11700F or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 - 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 i7-11700F has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11700F was released in Q1/2021. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 was released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 11000 (22)	CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (1)
11	Generation	3
Rocket Lake S	Architecture	Cortex-X1 / Cortex-A78
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i7-10700F	Predecessor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2
Intel Core i7-12700F	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-11700F has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-11700F is 2.50 GHz (4.90 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is at 3.00 GHz.
Intel Core i7-11700F	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8	Cores	8
16	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.50 GHz (4.90 GHz)	A-Core	3.00 GHz 4x Kryo 680 Prime
--	B-Core	2.42 GHz 4x Kryo 680 Gold
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 i7-11700F	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
--	AI hardware	Qualcomm AI engine
--	AI specifications	Hexagon

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i7-11700F or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 690
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	6
	Technology	7 nm
	Max. displays	0
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	12.0

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 690
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-11700F can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s.
Intel Core i7-11700F	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR4X-4266
128 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	68.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
4.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-11700F is 65 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i7-11700F	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	7 W
224 W @ 56 s	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i7-11700F is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i7-11700F	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
14 nm	Technology	5 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 1200	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q1/2021	Release date	Q1/2022
298 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-11700F (100%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (51%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-11700F (100%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (41%)

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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1545 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	579 (37%)

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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	14327 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3286 (23%)

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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1721 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1096 (64%)

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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9872 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	5789 (59%)

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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	90 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	807 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2196 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9387 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	589 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	5472 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	145 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	20144 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	612 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	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 i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	5837 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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