Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 vs Intel Core i7-2600S

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-2600S
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Intel Core i7-2600S

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 and the Intel Core i7-2600S and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8 core processor released in Q4/2016 with the Intel Core i7-2600S which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625/626 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 2000 (28)
3 Generation 2
Cortex-A53 Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-2600S clocks with 2.80 GHz (3.80 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2600S
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
2.20 GHz 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 626 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2600S
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 546 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 506 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
5 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
96 Shader 48
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 506 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
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 626, while the Intel Core i7-2600S supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2600S
LPDDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
4 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
7.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-2600S is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2600S
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-2600S is at 9.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2600S
14 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 LGA 1155
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q1/2011
-- Release price 270 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 (33%)
Intel Core i7-2600S (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 (46%)
Intel Core i7-2600S (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
273 (36%)
Intel Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
768 (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1181 (49%)
Intel Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2418 (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
208 (30%)
Intel Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
703 (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
910 (43%)
Intel Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2139 (100%)

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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.65 GHz
125 (96%)
Intel Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.35 GHz
130 (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 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4582 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2600S Intel Core i7-2600S
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1395 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 Intel Core i7-2600S
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