Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 vs Intel Core i3-7100E

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-7100E
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Intel Core i3-7100E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 and the Intel Core i3-7100E and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 2 core processor released in 2014 with the Intel Core i3-7100E which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2017.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
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 i3-6100E
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-7100E clocks with 2.90 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Intel Core i3-7100E
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Intel Core i3-7100E
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
3 GPU Generation 9.5
28 nm Technology 14 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
24 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 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 HD Graphics 630
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

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208, while the Intel Core i3-7100E supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Intel Core i3-7100E
LPDDR3-800, LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR4-2400
4 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
3.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-7100E is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Intel Core i3-7100E
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-7100E is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Intel Core i3-7100E
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 1440
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2014 Release date Q1/2017
-- Release price 225 $
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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 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (5%)
Intel Core i3-7100E Intel Core i3-7100E
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 0.95 GHz
365 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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