Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 vs Intel Core i7-14650HX

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-14650HX
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Intel Core i7-14650HX

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 or Intel Core i7-14650HX - 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 i7-14650HX has 16 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-14650HX was released in Q1/2024.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (103) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 14000H (5)
5 Generation 14
Cortex-A53 Architecture Raptor Lake H Refresh
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-13650HX
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The Intel Core i7-14650HX has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (5.20 GHz).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic Intel Core i7-14650HX
8 Cores 16
8 Threads 24
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53		 A-Core 2.20 GHz (5.20 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53		 B-Core 1.60 GHz (3.70 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 630 Characteristic Intel Core i7-14650HX
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
Hexagon 642 AI specifications Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The 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.
Qualcomm Adreno 508 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.60 GHz
5 GPU Generation 13
14 nm Technology 10 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 32
128 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12.1 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 508 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)
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 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-14650HX can connect up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic Intel Core i7-14650HX
Memory DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 192 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 30.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The 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 i7-14650HX is 55 W.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic Intel Core i7-14650HX
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) 157 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 45 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-14650HX cache has a total of 30.00 MB.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic Intel Core i7-14650HX
14 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 1964
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 Q1/2024
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (7%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (6%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX (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 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
198 (7%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX Intel Core i7-14650HX
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz
2705 (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 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
854 (6%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX Intel Core i7-14650HX
16C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
14420 (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 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Qualcomm Adreno 508 @ 0.65 GHz
163 (20%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX Intel Core i7-14650HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.60 GHz
819 (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 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1850 (5%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX Intel Core i7-14650HX
16C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
39605 (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 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
179 (100%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX Intel Core i7-14650HX
16C 24T @ 5.20 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 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1014 (100%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX Intel Core i7-14650HX
16C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Intel Core i7-14650HX
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