Intel Pentium E5300 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2

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Intel Pentium E5300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
Intel Pentium E5300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium E5300 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 - 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 Pentium E5300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E5300 was released in Q4/2008.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.55 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (2)
2 Generation 2
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Kryo 468
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
-- Successor Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E5300 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E5300 is 2.60 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 is at 2.55 GHz.

Intel Pentium E5300 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz
2x Penryn
A-Core 2.55 GHz
2x Kryo 468 Gold
-- B-Core 2.55 GHz
6x Kryo 468 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 Pentium E5300 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 692 @ 5 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium E5300 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 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.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 618
GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 618
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium E5300 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Intel Pentium E5300 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium E5300 is 65 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium E5300 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E5300 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 is manufactured in 8 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium E5300 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
45 nm Technology 8 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions --
LGA 775 Socket --
VT-x Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q4/2008 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5300 (65%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium E5300 (30%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 (100%)

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 Pentium E5300 Intel Pentium E5300
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
359 (65%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
553 (100%)

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 Pentium E5300 Intel Pentium E5300
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
642 (39%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
1629 (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 Pentium E5300 Intel Pentium E5300
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
904 (20%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
4557 (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 Pentium E5300 Intel Pentium E5300
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium E5300 Intel Pentium E5300
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
413 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium E5300 Intel Pentium E5300
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
5 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium E5300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
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