Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 vs Intel Core i5-8500T
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 | Intel Core i5-8500T | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 630 or Intel Core i5-8500T - 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 630 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 was released in Q2/2017. The Intel Core i5-8500T has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8500T was released in Q2/2018. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) | Family | Intel Core i5 (331) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (1) | CPU group | Intel Core i 8000 (20) |
| 5 | Generation | 8 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Coffee Lake S |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | Intel Core i5-7500T |
| -- | Successor | Intel Core i5-9500T |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The Intel Core i5-8500T has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.50 GHz). |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-8500T |
| 8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 6 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 2.20 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 2.10 GHz (3.50 GHz) |
| 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-8500T |
| Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | -- |
| Hexagon 642 | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 508 | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| 0.65 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.35 GHz |
| 0.65 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.15 GHz |
| 5 | GPU Generation | 9.5 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| 0 | Max. displays | 3 |
| -- | Compute units | 24 |
| 128 | Shader | 192 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB |
| 12.1 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 508 | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8500T can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-8500T |
| Memory | DDR4-2666 | |
| 8 GB | Max. Memory | 128 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 10.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 42.7 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 9.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-8500T is 95 W. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-8500T |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 95 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-8500T cache has a total of 9.00 MB. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 | Characteristic | Intel Core i5-8500T |
| 14 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, AVX2 |
| -- | Socket | LGA 1151-2 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q2/2017 | Release date | Q2/2018 |
| -- | Release price | 275 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Qualcomm Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
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