Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 vs Intel Core i7-2637M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-2637M
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Intel Core i7-2637M

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 or Intel Core i7-2637M - 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 652 has 8 cores with 8 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 652 was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Core i7-2637M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2637M was released in Q2/2011.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
4 Generation 2
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 is 1.80 GHz while the Intel Core i7-2637M has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-2637M is at 1.70 GHz (2.80 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2637M
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
A-Core 1.70 GHz (2.80 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 652 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2637M
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon V56 AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 or Intel Core i7-2637M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Qualcomm Adreno 510 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
5 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 12
128 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 10.1

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 510 GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 14.9 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-2637M supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2637M
LPDDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
8 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 is --, while the Intel Core i7-2637M has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2637M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-2637M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2637M
28 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket BGA 1023
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2011
-- Release price 280 $
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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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
270 (48%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
567 (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 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1007 (82%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1226 (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 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
283 (61%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
467 (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 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
920 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
898 (98%)

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 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
Qualcomm Adreno 510 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (67%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.20 GHz
230 (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 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1633 (92%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1783 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
97639 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Intel Core i7-2637M
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