Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
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CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Gold 6500Y or Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c - 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 Gold 6500Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y was released in Q1/2021. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c was released in 2020. |
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| Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) |
| Intel Pentium 6000Y (1) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (2) |
| 10 | Generation | 2 |
| Amber Lake U | Architecture | Kryo 468 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. |
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| Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz) | A-Core | 2.40 GHz 2x Kryo 468 Gold |
| -- | B-Core | 2.40 GHz 6x Kryo 468 Silver |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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| Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c |
| -- | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| -- | AI specifications | Hexagon 692 @ 5 TOPS |
Internal GraphicsThe 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics 615 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 618 |
| 0.30 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.70 GHz |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 9.5 | GPU Generation | 6 |
| 14nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 24 | Compute units | -- |
| 192 | Shader | 128 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 16 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12.1 |
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 HD Graphics 615 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 618 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c |
| LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600 | Memory | LPDDR4X-4266 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 29.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 4.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 10 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 9.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y has a TDP of 5 W, that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c is --. |
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| Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c |
| 5 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 7 W | TDP up | -- |
| 3.5 W | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c cache has a total of 0.00 MB. |
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| Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c |
| 14 nm | Technology | 8 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | -- |
| BGA 1515 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Operating systems | Android | |
| Q1/2021 | Release date | 2020 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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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 Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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 Pentium Gold 6500Y
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 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 Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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).
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Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c |
| Unknown | HP Chromebook x2 11 Acer Aspire 1 A114-61 |
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