Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4860HQ
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Intel Core i7-4860HQ

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 and the Intel Core i7-4860HQ and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 4 core processor released in Q3/2016 with the Intel Core i7-4860HQ which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2014.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/427 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)
3 Generation 4
Cortex-A53 Architecture Haswell H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-4860HQ clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.60 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4860HQ
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- 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 425 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4860HQ
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 536 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 308 GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
0.50 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.50 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 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.1

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 Pro Graphics 5200
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 & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425, while the Intel Core i7-4860HQ supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4860HQ
LPDDR3-1333 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
4 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
10.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-4860HQ is 47 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4860HQ
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-4860HQ is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4860HQ
28 nm Technology 22 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 1364
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2016 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price 434 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
126 (15%)
Intel Core i7-4860HQ Intel Core i7-4860HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
842 (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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
394 (12%)
Intel Core i7-4860HQ Intel Core i7-4860HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3375 (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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
144 (14%)
Intel Core i7-4860HQ Intel Core i7-4860HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1022 (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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
396 (11%)
Intel Core i7-4860HQ Intel Core i7-4860HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3706 (100%)

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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz
24 (3%)
Intel Core i7-4860HQ Intel Core i7-4860HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.20 GHz
768 (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 425 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
507 (8%)
Intel Core i7-4860HQ Intel Core i7-4860HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
6236 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 Intel Core i7-4860HQ
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