Intel Core i7-3610QE vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-3610QE CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Intel Core i7-3610QE Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-3610QE or Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 - 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 i7-3610QE has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3610QE was released in Q2/2012.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 662/665 (2)
3 Generation 7
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Kryo 260
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3610QE is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.30 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i7-3610QE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz (3.30 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Kryo 260 Gold
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 260 Silver

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 i7-3610QE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS

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.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 610
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation 6
22 nm Technology 11 nm
3 Max. displays 0
16 Compute units --
128 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
11.0 DirectX Version 12.1

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.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 610
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-3610QE supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-3610QE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-3733, LPDDR3-1866
32 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 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 TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-3610QE has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 is --.

Intel Core i7-3610QE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3610QE has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-3610QE Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
22 nm Technology 11 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
PGA 988 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2012 Release date Q2/2019
335 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3610QE (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 (49%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3610QE (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 (51%)

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 i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
717 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
306 (43%)

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 i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2911 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1254 (43%)

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 i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
602 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
334 (55%)

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 i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2145 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1170 (55%)

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 i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.00 GHz
256 (94%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Qualcomm Adreno 610 @ 0.00 GHz
273 (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 i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
5031 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2807 (56%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
179655 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
171683 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core i7-3610QE Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
3 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-3610QE Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
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