Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 vs Intel Atom C3508

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C3508
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Intel Atom C3508

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 or Intel Atom C3508 - 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 678 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 678 was released in Q4/2020.

The Intel Atom C3508 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3508 was released in Q3/2017.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Atom (108)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675/678 (2) CPU group Intel Atom C3000 (20)
7 Generation 5
Kryo 460 Architecture Denverton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The Intel Atom C3508 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Characteristic Intel Atom C3508
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
2x Kryo 460 Gold
A-Core 1.60 GHz
1.70 GHz
6x Kryp 460 Silver
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 678 Characteristic Intel Atom C3508
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS 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 612 GPU no iGPU
0.85 GHz GPU frequency --
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
11 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- 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 612 GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3508 can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Characteristic Intel Atom C3508
LPDDR4X-3733 Memory DDR4-1866
8 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
14.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Atom C3508 is 11.5 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Characteristic Intel Atom C3508
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom C3508 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Characteristic Intel Atom C3508
11 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 1310
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2020 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 86 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 (100%)
Intel Atom C3508 (39%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 (100%)
Intel Atom C3508 (45%)

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 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
534 (100%)
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
250 (47%)

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 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1553 (100%)
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
660 (42%)

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 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
694 (100%)
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
215 (31%)

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 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1489 (100%)
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
711 (48%)

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 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
224586 (100%)
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3 (100%)
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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