Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G vs Intel Core i5-4278U

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4278U
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Intel Core i5-4278U

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G or Intel Core i5-4278U - 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 730G 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 730G was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Core i5-4278U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4278U was released in Q3/2014.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 4000U (26)
2 Generation 4
Kryo 470 Gold/475 Silver Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The Intel Core i5-4278U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Characteristic Intel Core i5-4278U
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz
2x Kryo 470 Gold
A-Core 2.60 GHz (3.10 GHz)
1.80 GHz
6x Kryo 470 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 730G Characteristic Intel Core i5-4278U
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 688 @ 3.6 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 618 GPU Intel Iris Graphics 5100
0.83 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7.5
14 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 40
128 Shader 320
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
12.1 DirectX Version 11.1

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 618 GPU Intel Iris Graphics 5100
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4278U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Characteristic Intel Core i5-4278U
LPDDR4X-3733 Memory DDR3-1600
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 3.00 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 730G has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-4278U is 28 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Characteristic Intel Core i5-4278U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-4278U cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Characteristic Intel Core i5-4278U
8 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, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1168
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (79%)
Intel Core i5-4278U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (95%)
Intel Core i5-4278U (95%)

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 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
526 (77%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
684 (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 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1652 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1478 (89%)

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 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
708 (80%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
889 (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 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1671 (89%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1869 (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 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.83 GHz
422 (60%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
Intel Iris Graphics 5100 @ 1.10 GHz
704 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
647 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1688 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
307654 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
279403 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2839 (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 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
272 (100%)

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 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
3.6 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4278U Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Intel Core i5-4278U
Oppo Reno2
Xiaomi Mi Note 10
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