Intel Core i7-12850HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 808

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-12850HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
Intel Core i7-12850HX Qualcomm Snapdragon 808

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-12850HX and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-12850HX 16 core processor released in Q2/2022 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 808/810 (3)
12 Generation 2
Alder Lake H Architecture Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i7-13850HX Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-12850HX is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz). The processor can compute 24 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 clocks with 1.82 GHz, has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
16 Cores 6
24 Threads 6
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz (4.80 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.82 GHz
2x Cortex-A57
1.50 GHz (3.40 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core 1.44 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP V56
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 418
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
11 GPU Generation 4
10 nm Technology 20 nm
3 Max. displays 0
32 Compute units --
256 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 11

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 UHD Graphics 770 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 418
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-12850HX, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-1866
128 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
14.00 MB L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-12850HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
157 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-12850HX has 39.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 20 nm.

Intel Core i7-12850HX Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
10 nm Technology 20 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
Q2/2022 Release date Q3/2014
428 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12850HX (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (13%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12850HX (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (5%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1788 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
6C 6T @ 1.82 GHz
237 (13%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13824 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
6C 6T @ 1.82 GHz
675 (5%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
Qualcomm Adreno 418 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (21%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
33567 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
6C 6T @ 1.82 GHz
1234 (4%)

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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
2239 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
6C 6T @ 1.82 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 i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 2.00 GHz
13946 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
6C 6T @ 1.82 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-12850HX Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
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