Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 vs Intel Core i3-3220T

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-3220T
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Intel Core i3-3220T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 and the Intel Core i3-3220T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 8 core processor released in Q4/2016 with the Intel Core i3-3220T which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2012.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
4 Generation 3
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.95 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-3220T clocks with 2.80 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3220T
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.95 GHz
4x Cortex-A72		 A-Core 2.80 GHz
1.44 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 653 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3220T
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Qualcomm Adreno 510 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
5 GPU Generation 7
14 nm Technology 22 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
128 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 DirectX Version 11.0

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 2500
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 Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 653, while the Intel Core i3-3220T supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3220T
LPDDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 32 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 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-3220T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3220T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-3220T is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Characteristic Intel Core i3-3220T
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket LGA 1155
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price 117 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 (58%)
Intel Core i3-3220T (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 (88%)
Intel Core i3-3220T (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 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
287 (56%)
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
517 (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 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
1026 (90%)
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1141 (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 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
279 (60%)
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
465 (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 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
866 (85%)
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1024 (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 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
Qualcomm Adreno 510 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101 (66%)

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 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1934 (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 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
94 (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 653 Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
8C 8T @ 1.95 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
251 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 Intel Core i3-3220T
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