Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 vs Intel Atom C3708

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C3708
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Intel Atom C3708

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 or Intel Atom C3708 - 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 615 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 was released in Q3/2014.

The Intel Atom C3708 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3708 was released in Q3/2017.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Atom (108)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) CPU group Intel Atom C3000 (20)
2 Generation 5
Cortex-A53 Architecture Denverton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 is 1.50 GHz while the Intel Atom C3708 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C3708 is at 1.70 GHz.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Characteristic Intel Atom C3708
8 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53		 A-Core 1.70 GHz
1.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53		 B-Core --

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 615 Characteristic Intel Atom C3708
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 or Intel Atom C3708 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 405 GPU no iGPU
0.55 GHz GPU frequency --
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 6.4 GB/s. The Intel Atom C3708 supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Characteristic Intel Atom C3708
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2133
4 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 16.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- 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 615 is --, while the Intel Atom C3708 has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Characteristic Intel Atom C3708
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom C3708 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Characteristic Intel Atom C3708
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
-- Socket BGA 1310
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 209 $
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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 615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
109 (100%)
Intel Atom C3708 Intel Atom C3708
8C 8T @ 1.70 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 615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
387 (100%)
Intel Atom C3708 Intel Atom C3708
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (100%)
Intel Atom C3708 Intel Atom C3708
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Intel Atom C3708
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