Intel Core i7-2610UE vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 653

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-2610UE CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
Intel Core i7-2610UE Qualcomm Snapdragon 653

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-2610UE and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-2610UE 2 core processor released in Q1/2011 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2016.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 2000U (2) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (3)
2 Generation 4
Sandy Bridge U Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2610UE is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 clocks with 1.95 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-2610UE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz (2.40 GHz) A-Core 1.95 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
-- B-Core 1.44 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 i7-2610UE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon

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.

Intel HD Graphics 3000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 510
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
6 GPU Generation 5
32 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 0
12 Compute units --
96 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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 HD Graphics 3000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 510
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-2610UE, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-2610UE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1866
16 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-2610UE has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-2610UE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-2610UE has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Core i7-2610UE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
BGA 1023 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2011 Release date Q4/2016
280 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

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 i7-2610UE Intel Core i7-2610UE
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
449 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
287 (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 i7-2610UE Intel Core i7-2610UE
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
884 (86%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
1026 (100%)

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 i7-2610UE Intel Core i7-2610UE
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.85 GHz
163 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
Qualcomm Adreno 510 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (94%)

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 i7-2610UE Intel Core i7-2610UE
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
279 (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 i7-2610UE Intel Core i7-2610UE
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
866 (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 i7-2610UE Intel Core i7-2610UE
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1412 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-2610UE Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
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