Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 vs Intel Core i7-860

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-860
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Intel Core i7-860

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 or Intel Core i7-860 - 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 i7-860 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.46 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-860 was released in Q3/2009.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (1) CPU group Intel Core i7 800 (6)
5 Generation 1
Cortex-A53 Architecture Lynnfield
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- 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 i7-860 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.46 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic Intel Core i7-860
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.80 GHz (3.46 GHz)
1.80 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 630 Characteristic Intel Core i7-860
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 642 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-860 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic Intel Core i7-860
Memory DDR3-1066
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 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 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 i7-860 is 95 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic Intel Core i7-860
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-860 cache has a total of 9.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Characteristic Intel Core i7-860
14 nm Technology 45 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket LGA 1156
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2017 Release date Q3/2009
-- Release price 305 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (38%)
Intel Core i7-860 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 (56%)
Intel Core i7-860 (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 (32%)
Intel Core i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
552 (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 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1014 (50%)
Intel Core i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2039 (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 (43%)
Intel Core i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
462 (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 (57%)
Intel Core i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1490 (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 (62%)
Intel Core i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2962 (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 (100%)
Intel Core i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1310 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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