Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 vs Intel Core i5-12500HL

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-12500HL
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Intel Core i5-12500HL

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 and the Intel Core i5-12500HL 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 i5-12500HL which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2022.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 12000H (23)
2 Generation 12
Cortex-A53 Architecture Alder Lake H
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 i5-12500HL clocks with 2.50 GHz (4.50 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Core i5-12500HL
8 Cores 12
8 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53		 A-Core 2.50 GHz (4.50 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53		 B-Core 1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 616 Characteristic Intel Core i5-12500HL
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V50 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
4 GPU Generation 13
28 nm Technology 10 nm
0 Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 80
48 Shader 640
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 DirectX Version 12.1

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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
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
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 i5-12500HL supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Core i5-12500HL
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
4 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 9.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 18.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 28
-- PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-12500HL is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Core i5-12500HL
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up 60 W
-- TDP down 35 W
-- 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 i5-12500HL is at 27.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Characteristic Intel Core i5-12500HL
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
-- Socket BGA 1744
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2015 Release date Q3/2022
-- 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 (3%)
Intel Core i5-12500HL Intel Core i5-12500HL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.30 GHz
1611 (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 i5-12500HL Intel Core i5-12500HL
12C 16T @ 4.50 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 616 Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
531 (100%)
Intel Core i5-12500HL Intel Core i5-12500HL
12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Intel Core i5-12500HL
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