Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 vs Intel Core i3-2340UE

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-2340UE
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Intel Core i3-2340UE

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 and the Intel Core i3-2340UE and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 8 core processor released in Q3/2015 with the Intel Core i3-2340UE which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 2000U (2)
2 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-2340UE clocks with 1.30 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2340UE
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 1.30 GHz
1.20 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 616 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2340UE
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V50 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 405 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
4 GPU Generation 6
28 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 12
48 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 10.1

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 3000
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 No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616, while the Intel Core i3-2340UE supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2340UE
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1333
4 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-2340UE is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2340UE
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-2340UE is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Core i3-2340UE
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket BGA 1023
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2015 Release date Q2/2011
-- 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 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz
53 (34%)
Intel Core i3-2340UE Intel Core i3-2340UE
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.80 GHz
154 (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 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
127 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2340UE Intel Core i3-2340UE
2C 4T @ 1.30 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 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
531 (100%)
Intel Core i3-2340UE Intel Core i3-2340UE
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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