Intel Core i7-6785R vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6785R CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
Intel Core i7-6785R Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-6785R or Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 - 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 i7-6785R has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6785R was released in Q2/2016.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 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 810 was released in Q3/2014.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Core i 6000 (24) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 808/810 (3)
6 Generation 2
Skylake S Architecture Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6785R has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6785R is 3.30 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i7-6785R Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz (3.90 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
-- B-Core 1.55 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 i7-6785R Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP V56

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-6785R or Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 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 Iris Pro Graphics 580 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 430
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
9 GPU Generation 4
14 nm Technology 20 nm
3 Max. displays 0
72 Compute units --
576 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 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 Iris Pro Graphics 580 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 430
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-6785R can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.5 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-6785R Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.5 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
19.7 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-6785R is 65 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-6785R Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6785R is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-6785R Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
14 nm Technology 20 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1440 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2016 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6785R (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (27%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6785R (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (18%)

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 i7-6785R Intel Core i7-6785R
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1004 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
269 (27%)

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 i7-6785R Intel Core i7-6785R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3615 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
847 (23%)

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 i7-6785R Intel Core i7-6785R
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.15 GHz
1325 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
Qualcomm Adreno 430 @ 0.60 GHz
389 (29%)

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 i7-6785R Intel Core i7-6785R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
7185 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
921 (13%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i7-6785R Intel Core i7-6785R
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
166 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i7-6785R Intel Core i7-6785R
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
764 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-6785R Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
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