Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE vs Intel Core i7-6970HQ

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE Intel Core i7-6970HQ

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE and the Intel Core i7-6970HQ and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE 4 core processor released in 2014 with the Intel Core i7-6970HQ which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2016.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 6000H (15)
2 Generation 6
Cortex-A53 Architecture Skylake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-6970HQ clocks with 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 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 410 LTE Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Qualcomm Adreno 306 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
3 GPU Generation 9
28 nm Technology 14 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 72
24 Shader 576
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12.0

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 306 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
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

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE, while the Intel Core i7-6970HQ supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
LPDDR3-1066, LPDDR2-1066 Memory DDR4-2133
4 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
4.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-6970HQ is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-6970HQ is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE Characteristic Intel Core i7-6970HQ
28 nm Technology 14 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 1440
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
2014 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 623 $
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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 410 LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE
Qualcomm Adreno 306 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (2%)
Intel Core i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.05 GHz
1210 (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 410 LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
86 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 410 LTE Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
282 (100%)
Intel Core i7-6970HQ Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 LTE Intel Core i7-6970HQ
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