Intel Core i7-8557U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
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CPU comparisonIntel Core i7-8557U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 - 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 i7-8557U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8557U was released in Q3/2019. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 was released in 2015. |
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| Intel Core i7 (298) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (103) |
| Intel Core i 8000U (8) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) |
| 8 | Generation | 2 |
| Coffee Lake U | Architecture | Cortex-A7 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i7-8557U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-8557U is 1.70 GHz (4.50 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is at 1.30 GHz. |
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| Intel Core i7-8557U | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.70 GHz | Frequency | 1.30 GHz |
| 4.50 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| 3.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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| Intel Core i7-8557U | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 |
| -- | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| -- | AI specifications | Hexagon QDSP6 |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Core i7-8557U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 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. |
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| Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 304 |
| 0.30 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz |
| 1.15 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.40 GHz |
| 9.5 | GPU Generation | 3 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 0 |
| 48 | Compute units | -- |
| 384 | Shader | 24 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 11 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 304 |
| 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 |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i7-8557U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 4.3 GB/s. |
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| Intel Core i7-8557U | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 |
| DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066 |
| 32 GB | Max. Memory | 4 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| 38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 4.3 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 ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-8557U is 15 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Core i7-8557U | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i7-8557U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Core i7-8557U | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | -- |
| BGA 1528 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | 2015 |
| 430 $ | Release price | -- |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8557U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
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Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
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Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-8557U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Core i7-8557U | Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2019) | Unknown |
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