Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 vs Intel Core2 Duo U7500

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Intel Core2 Duo U7500

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 or Intel Core2 Duo U7500 - 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 215 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 was released in Q3/2019.

The Intel Core2 Duo U7500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.06 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo U7500 was released in Q3/2006.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Qualcomm Snapdragon QM215 (1) CPU group Intel Core 2 Duo L7000/SL7000/T5000/U7000 (18)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Merom (Core)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is 1.30 GHz while the Intel Core2 Duo U7500 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core2 Duo U7500 is at 1.06 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo U7500
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 1.06 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 215 Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo U7500
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 or Intel Core2 Duo U7500 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 308 GPU no iGPU
0.50 GHz GPU frequency --
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
24 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

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 308 GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 can use up to 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 4.3 GB/s. The Intel Core2 Duo U7500 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo U7500
LPDDR3-1066 Memory
3 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 0
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is --, while the Intel Core2 Duo U7500 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo U7500
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core2 Duo U7500 is manufactured in 65 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo U7500
28 nm Technology 65 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
-- Socket BGA 479
None Virtualization VT-x
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems
Q3/2019 Release date Q3/2006
-- Release price --
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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 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz
24 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo U7500 Intel Core2 Duo U7500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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