Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 vs Intel Core i3-5157U

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-5157U
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Intel Core i3-5157U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 and the Intel Core i3-5157U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 8 core processor released in Q4/2016 with the Intel Core i3-5157U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2015.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i3 (202)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 5000U (16)
3 Generation 5
Cortex-A53 Architecture Broadwell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-4158U
-- Successor Intel Core i3-6157U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-5157U clocks with 2.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 2.50 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 435 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
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 505 GPU Intel Iris Graphics 6100
0.45 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
5 GPU Generation 8
28 nm Technology 14 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 48
48 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.2

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 505 GPU Intel Iris Graphics 6100
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 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 435, while the Intel Core i3-5157U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
LPDDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600
6 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-5157U is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 23 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-5157U is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Characteristic Intel Core i3-5157U
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 1168
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 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 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
127 (20%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
620 (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 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
672 (48%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1398 (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 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
Qualcomm Adreno 505 @ 0.45 GHz
22 (3%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 @ 1.00 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 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
1428 (55%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2599 (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 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
793 (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 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1583 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
102 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 435 Qualcomm Snapdragon 435
8C 8T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-5157U Intel Core i3-5157U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
263 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Intel Core i3-5157U
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