Intel Core i7-12700F vs Qualcomm QCM6490

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-12700F CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm QCM6490
Intel Core i7-12700F Qualcomm QCM6490

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-12700F or Qualcomm QCM6490 - 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 i7-12700F has 12 cores with 20 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 i7-12700F was released in Q1/2022.

The Qualcomm QCM6490 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.71 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm QCM6490 was released in Q4/2021.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 12000 (34) CPU group Qualcomm QCM6490 (1)
12 Generation 9
Alder Lake S Architecture Kryo 670
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i7-11700F Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-13700F Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12700F is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (4.90 GHz). The Qualcomm QCM6490 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.71 GHz.

Intel Core i7-12700F Characteristic Qualcomm QCM6490
12 Cores 8
20 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (4.90 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.71 GHz
1x Cortex-A78
1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core 2.40 GHz
3x Cortex-A78

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 i7-12700F Characteristic Qualcomm QCM6490
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 643L
GPU frequency 0.81 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.81 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 6 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 768
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 643L
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 / Encode
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 i7-12700F supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm QCM6490 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-12700F Characteristic Qualcomm QCM6490
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 44.0 GB/s
No ECC No
12.00 MB L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-12700F has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Qualcomm QCM6490 is --.

Intel Core i7-12700F Characteristic Qualcomm QCM6490
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
180 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12700F has a 37.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm QCM6490 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-12700F Characteristic Qualcomm QCM6490
10 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
LGA 1700 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2022 Release date Q4/2021
314 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 (48%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700F (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 (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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
1712 (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
869 (51%)

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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
11650 (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
2705 (23%)

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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
2497 (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
1097 (44%)

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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
12448 (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
2745 (22%)

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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
107 (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
1004 (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
1862 (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
21568 (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
Qualcomm Adreno 643L @ 0.81 GHz
1247 (100%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Intel Core i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
673946 (100%)

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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
284 (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
31146 (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 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 i7-12700F Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 2.10 GHz
7405 (100%)
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-12700F Qualcomm QCM6490
Unknown Fairphone 5

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