Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 vs Intel Core i3-8100B

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-8100B
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 Intel Core i3-8100B

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 or Intel Core i3-8100B - 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 610 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 was released in Q3/2014.

The Intel Core i3-8100B has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8100B was released in Q3/2018.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 8000 (20)
2 Generation 8
Cortex-A53 Architecture Coffee Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The Intel Core i3-8100B has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8100B
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 3.60 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 610 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8100B
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V50 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Qualcomm Adreno 405 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
4 GPU Generation 9.5
28 nm Technology 14 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
48 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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 405 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
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 / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8100B can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8100B
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
4 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 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 TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i3-8100B is 65 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8100B
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-8100B cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8100B
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, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2018
-- Release price 133 $
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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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (13%)
Intel Core i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
896 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3698 (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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
971 (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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3329 (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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1265 (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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3784 (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 610 Qualcomm Snapdragon 610
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
6076 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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