Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 vs Intel Core i3-2312M

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-2312M
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Intel Core i3-2312M

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 or Intel Core i3-2312M - 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 210 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 was released in 2014.

The Intel Core i3-2312M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2312M was released in Q2/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A7 Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz. The Intel Core i3-2312M has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2312M
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 2.10 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 210 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2312M
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
QDSP6 DSP AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The 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.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
3 GPU Generation 6
28 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 12
24 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2312M can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2312M
LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066 Memory DDR3-1333
4 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i3-2312M is 35 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2312M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 85 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-2312M cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2312M
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket PPGA 988
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2014 Release date Q2/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 (15%)
Intel Core i3-2312M (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 (24%)
Intel Core i3-2312M (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 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
62 (15%)
Intel Core i3-2312M Intel Core i3-2312M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
420 (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 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
231 (25%)
Intel Core i3-2312M Intel Core i3-2312M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
926 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (9%)
Intel Core i3-2312M Intel Core i3-2312M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz
211 (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 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
272 (22%)
Intel Core i3-2312M Intel Core i3-2312M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1215 (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 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2312M Intel Core i3-2312M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
350 (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 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2312M Intel Core i3-2312M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
731 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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