Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 vs Intel Core i5-4402EC

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4402EC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Intel Core i5-4402EC

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 or Intel Core i5-4402EC - 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 Core i5-4402EC has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4402EC was released in Q1/2014.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
2 Generation 4
Cortex-A53 Architecture Haswell S
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 Core i5-4402EC has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4402EC is at 2.50 GHz.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4402EC
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A53		 A-Core 2.50 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 Core i5-4402EC
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 or Intel Core i5-4402EC 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 Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
4 GPU Generation 7.5
28 nm Technology 22 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
48 Shader 160
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 405 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
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

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 Core i5-4402EC 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 615 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4402EC
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
4 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 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 615 is --, while the Intel Core i5-4402EC has a TDP of 27 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4402EC
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 27 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 Core i5-4402EC is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4402EC
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
Q3/2014 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price --
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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 615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (18%)
Intel Core i5-4402EC Intel Core i5-4402EC
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 0.90 GHz
288 (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 615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
109 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4402EC Intel Core i5-4402EC
2C 4T @ 2.50 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 Core i5-4402EC Intel Core i5-4402EC
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4402EC Intel Core i5-4402EC
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
3060 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Intel Core i5-4402EC
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