Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 vs Intel Celeron 3965Y

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 3965Y
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Intel Celeron 3965Y

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 or Intel Celeron 3965Y - 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 650 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Celeron 3965Y has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3965Y was released in Q2/2017.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (3) CPU group Intel Celeron 3000 (10)
4 Generation 7
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Kaby Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz. The Intel Celeron 3965Y has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3965Y
6 Cores 2
6 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
2x Cortex-A72		 A-Core 1.50 GHz
1.40 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 650 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3965Y
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V56 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 510 GPU Intel HD Graphics 615
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
5 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
128 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
11 DirectX Version 12

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 510 GPU Intel HD Graphics 615
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 & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3965Y can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3965Y
LPDDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 10
-- PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Celeron 3965Y is 6 W.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3965Y
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron 3965Y cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3965Y
28 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
-- Socket BGA 1515
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2017
-- Release price 107 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (67%)
Intel Celeron 3965Y (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3965Y (85%)

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 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz
248 (67%)
Intel Celeron 3965Y Intel Celeron 3965Y
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
372 (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 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz
803 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3965Y Intel Celeron 3965Y
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
708 (88%)

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 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
Qualcomm Adreno 510 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (47%)
Intel Celeron 3965Y Intel Celeron 3965Y
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.85 GHz
326 (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 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz
1457 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3965Y Intel Celeron 3965Y
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
1182 (81%)

Devices using this processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Intel Celeron 3965Y
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