Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 vs Intel Core i3-9350K

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-9350K
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Intel Core i3-9350K

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 or Intel Core i3-9350K - 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 i3-9350K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-9350K was released in Q2/2019.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 9000 (34)
2 Generation 9
Cortex-A7 Architecture Coffee Lake S Refresh
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-8350K
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 i3-9350K has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-9350K is at 4.00 GHz (4.60 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9350K
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.30 GHz Frequency 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 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 212 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9350K
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 or Intel Core i3-9350K 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 UHD Graphics 630
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 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 UHD 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

The 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 i3-9350K supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9350K
LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066 Memory DDR4-2400
4 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is --, while the Intel Core i3-9350K has a TDP of 91 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9350K
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 91 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-9350K is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9350K
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 LGA 1151
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
2015 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 173 $
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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 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (4%)
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (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 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.60 GHz
1260 (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 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
4750 (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 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.60 GHz
476 (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 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1833 (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 212 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
7720 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Intel Core i3-9350K
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