Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 vs Intel Core i5-4308U
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 | Intel Core i5-4308U | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 212 or Intel Core i5-4308U - 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 212 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 was released in 2015. The Intel Core i5-4308U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4308U was released in Q3/2014. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) | Family | Intel Core i5 (331) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) | CPU group | Intel Core i 4000U (26) |
| 2 | Generation | 4 |
| Cortex-A7 | Architecture | Haswell U |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is 1.30 GHz while the Intel Core i5-4308U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4308U is at 2.80 GHz (3.30 GHz). |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-4308U |
| 4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.30 GHz | Frequency | 2.80 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.30 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
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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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-4308U |
| Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | -- |
| Hexagon QDSP6 | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 or Intel Core i5-4308U 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 304 | GPU | Intel Iris Graphics 5100 |
| 0.40 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.20 GHz |
| 0.40 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.20 GHz |
| 3 | GPU Generation | 7.5 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 22 nm |
| 0 | Max. displays | 3 |
| -- | Compute units | 40 |
| 24 | Shader | 320 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 16 GB |
| 11 | DirectX Version | 11.1 |
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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| Qualcomm Adreno 304 | GPU | Intel Iris Graphics 5100 |
| 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 | Decode |
Memory & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 4.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-4308U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-4308U |
| LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066 | Memory | DDR3-1600 |
| 4 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 4.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 3.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 12 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 6.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is --, while the Intel Core i5-4308U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-4308U |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 28 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-4308U is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-4308U |
| 28 nm | Technology | 22 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 1168 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| 2015 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| -- | Release price | 315 $ |
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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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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4308U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.20 GHz |
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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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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4308U
2C 4T @ 3.30 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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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4308U
2C 4T @ 2.80 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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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4308U
2C 4T @ 3.30 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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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4308U
2C 4T @ 2.80 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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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4308U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 | Intel Core i5-4308U |
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