Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 vs Intel Core M-5Y51

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core M-5Y51
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Intel Core M-5Y51

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 or Intel Core M-5Y51 - 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 Core M-5Y51 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core M-5Y51 was released in Q4/2014.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core M (16)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (3) CPU group Intel Core M 5 (7)
4 Generation 5
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Broadwell Y
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 Core M-5Y51 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.60 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Characteristic Intel Core M-5Y51
6 Cores 2
6 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
2x Cortex-A72
A-Core 1.10 GHz (2.60 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 Core M-5Y51
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 5300
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
5 GPU Generation 8
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 16 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.2

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 5300
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
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 Core M-5Y51 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Characteristic Intel Core M-5Y51
LPDDR3-1866 Memory 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 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 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 Core M-5Y51 is 4.5 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Characteristic Intel Core M-5Y51
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core M-5Y51 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Characteristic Intel Core M-5Y51
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, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1234
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems
Q1/2016 Release date Q4/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (37%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (65%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 (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 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz
248 (37%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
669 (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 (63%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1272 (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 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
Qualcomm Adreno 510 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (44%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
Intel HD Graphics 5300 @ 0.90 GHz
346 (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 (67%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2161 (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 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
782 (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 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1427 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
107 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core M-5Y51 Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
208 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 Intel Core M-5Y51
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