Intel Core i7-3920XM vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 439

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-3920XM CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
Intel Core i7-3920XM Qualcomm Snapdragon 439

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-3920XM or Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 - 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 i7-3920XM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3920XM was released in Q2/2012.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.95 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 was released in Q3/2018.
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 3000M (29) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 (1)
3 Generation 4
Ivy Bridge H Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3920XM has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3920XM is 2.90 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 is at 1.95 GHz.

Intel Core i7-3920XM Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz (3.80 GHz) A-Core 1.95 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.45 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 i7-3920XM Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 536

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-3920XM or Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 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.

Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.45 GHz
7 GPU Generation 5
22 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 0
16 Compute units --
128 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 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 4000 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-3920XM can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 5.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-3920XM Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1333
32 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 5.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-3920XM is 55 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-3920XM Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-3920XM is manufactured in 22 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-3920XM Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
22 nm Technology 12 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 Q3/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
793 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
178 (22%)

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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
3270 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
821 (25%)

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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
686 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
199 (29%)

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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
2632 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
736 (28%)

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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.30 GHz
333 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
Qualcomm Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
22 (7%)

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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
5648 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
1440 (25%)

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 i7-3920XM Intel Core i7-3920XM
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
90384 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-3920XM Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
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