Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 | Intel Pentium E6500K | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 or Intel Pentium E6500K - 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 7+ Gen 2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.91 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 was released in Q2/2023. The Intel Pentium E6500K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.93 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E6500K was released in Q3/2009. |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 (1) | CPU group | Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) |
2 | Generation | 2 |
Cortex-X2 / -A710 / -A510 | Architecture | Wolfdale (Penryn) |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is 2.91 GHz while the Intel Pentium E6500K has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E6500K is at 2.93 GHz. |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E6500K |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
2.91 GHz 1x Cortex-X2 |
A-Core | 2.93 GHz 2x Penryn |
2.49 GHz 3x Cortex-A710 |
B-Core | -- |
1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A510 |
C-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E6500K |
Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | -- |
Hexagon | AI specifications | -- |
-- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 or Intel Pentium E6500K 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. |
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Qualcomm Adreno 725 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.58 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
7 | GPU Generation | -- |
4 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 supportA 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. |
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Qualcomm Adreno 725 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Pentium E6500K supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s. |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E6500K |
LPDDR5-6400 | Memory | DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
51.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is --, while the Intel Pentium E6500K has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E6500K |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is manufactured in 4 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium E6500K is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium E6500K |
4 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv9-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 |
-- | Socket | LGA 775 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x |
No | AES-NI | No |
Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM) | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q2/2023 | Release date | Q3/2009 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Qualcomm Adreno 725 @ 0.58 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E6500K
@ 0.00 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 | Intel Pentium E6500K |
Unknown | Unknown |