Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 vs Intel Core i3-4170T

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4170T
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Intel Core i3-4170T

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 or Intel Core i3-4170T - 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 600 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 was released in Q1/2013.

The Intel Core i3-4170T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4170T was released in Q1/2015.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
2 Generation 4
Krait Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is 1.70 GHz while the Intel Core i3-4170T has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-4170T is at 3.20 GHz.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4170T
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4170T
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 or Intel Core i3-4170T 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 320 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
3 GPU Generation 7.5
28 nm Technology 22 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
16 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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 320 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
No 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
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-4170T supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4170T
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is --, while the Intel Core i3-4170T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4170T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-4170T is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4170T
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 1150
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (20%)
Intel Core i3-4170T (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (28%)
Intel Core i3-4170T (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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
148 (20%)
Intel Core i3-4170T Intel Core i3-4170T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
730 (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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
429 (28%)
Intel Core i3-4170T Intel Core i3-4170T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1546 (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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
Qualcomm Adreno 320 @ 0.55 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4170T Intel Core i3-4170T
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (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 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4170T Intel Core i3-4170T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3190 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Intel Core i3-4170T
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