Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 vs Intel Core i7-1265U

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-1265U
Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Intel Core i7-1265U

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 or Intel Core i7-1265U - 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 Core i7-1265U has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1265U was released in Q1/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Qualcomm Snapdragon QM215 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
3 Generation 12
Cortex-A53 Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-1365U

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 Core i7-1265U has 10 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-1265U is at 1.80 GHz (4.80 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1265U
4 Cores 10
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.80 GHz (4.80 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 Core i7-1265U
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 or Intel Core i7-1265U 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 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
3 GPU Generation 13
28 nm Technology 10 nm
0 Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 96
24 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12.1

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 308 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
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
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 Core i7-1265U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1265U
LPDDR3-1066 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
3 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 6.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 12.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 28
-- PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is --, while the Intel Core i7-1265U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1265U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
-- 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 Core i7-1265U is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 18.50 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1265U
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1744
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2019 Release date Q1/2022
-- 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 (1%)
Intel Core i7-1265U Intel Core i7-1265U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz
1916 (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 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1265U Intel Core i7-1265U
10C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1615 (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 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1265U Intel Core i7-1265U
10C 12T @ 2.40 GHz
5122 (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 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1265U Intel Core i7-1265U
10C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
2154 (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 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1265U Intel Core i7-1265U
10C 12T @ 2.40 GHz
4637 (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 215 Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1265U Intel Core i7-1265U
10C 12T @ 2.40 GHz
12531 (100%)

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 Intel Core i7-1265U
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