Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 vs Intel Core i5-8210Y

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-8210Y
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Intel Core i5-8210Y

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 and the Intel Core i5-8210Y 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 i5-8210Y which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2019.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 8000Y (4)
2 Generation 8
Cortex-A7 Architecture Amber Lake Y
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- 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 i5-8210Y clocks with 1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8210Y
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

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 i5-8210Y
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 UHD Graphics 617
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 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 8 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 UHD Graphics 617
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 i5-8210Y supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.2 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8210Y
LPDDR3-800, LPDDR2-800 Memory LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
4 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
3.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 10
-- PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-8210Y is 7 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8210Y
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-8210Y is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8210Y
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 1515
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
2014 Release date Q1/2019
-- Release price 280 $
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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 i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
Intel UHD Graphics 617 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (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 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
780 (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 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1466 (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 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
796 (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 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1722 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
302 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
632 (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 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2824 (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 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
132 (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 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8210Y Intel Core i5-8210Y
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
284 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Intel Core i5-8210Y
Unknown Apple MacBook Air (2018)
Apple MacBook Air (2019)

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