Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 vs Intel Core i5-7287U

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-7287U
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Intel Core i5-7287U

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 or Intel Core i5-7287U - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 was released in 2017.

The Intel Core i5-7287U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-7287U was released in Q4/2016.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 7000U (18)
2 Generation 7
Cortex-A7 Architecture Kaby Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-6287U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 is 1.10 GHz while the Intel Core i5-7287U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-7287U is at 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Characteristic Intel Core i5-7287U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

NPU AI performance

The 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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Characteristic Intel Core i5-7287U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 or Intel Core i5-7287U 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
3 GPU Generation 9.5
28 nm Technology 14 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 48
24 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 3.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-7287U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Characteristic Intel Core i5-7287U
LPDDR3-800, LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR4-2133
4 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
3.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 is --, while the Intel Core i5-7287U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Characteristic Intel Core i5-7287U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-7287U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Characteristic Intel Core i5-7287U
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1356
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2017 Release date Q4/2016
-- 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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (2%)
Intel Core i5-7287U Intel Core i5-7287U
Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 @ 1.10 GHz
845 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7287U Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
945 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7287U Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
2128 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7287U Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1154 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7287U Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
2539 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7287U Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
4129 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7287U Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
158 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7287U Intel Core i5-7287U
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
401 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 Intel Core i5-7287U
Unknown Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2017)

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