Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Intel Core i5-10210U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c		Intel Core i5-10210U
CPU comparison Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c or Intel Core i5-10210U - 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 7c has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c was released in 2020. The Intel Core i5-10210U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10210U was released in Q3/2019.

Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (2)	CPU group	Intel Core i 10000U (5)
2	Generation	10
Kryo 468	Architecture	Comet Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The Intel Core i5-10210U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (4.20 GHz).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-10210U
8	Cores	4
8	Threads	8
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.40 GHz 2x Kryo 468 Gold	A-Core	1.60 GHz (4.20 GHz)
2.40 GHz 6x Kryo 468 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 7c	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-10210U
Qualcomm AI engine	AI hardware	--
Hexagon 692 @ 5 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 UHD Graphics (Comet Lake)
0.70 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
6	GPU Generation	9.5
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
2	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	24
128	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
4 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12.1	DirectX Version	12

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 UHD Graphics (Comet Lake)
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10210U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-10210U
LPDDR4X-4266	Memory	LPDDR4-2933, LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666
8 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	46.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i5-10210U is 15 W.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-10210U
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	25 W
--	TDP down	10 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-10210U cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-10210U
8 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, AVX2
--	Socket	BGA 1526
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
2020	Release date	Q3/2019
--	Release price	300 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (49%)

Intel Core i5-10210U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (38%)

Intel Core i5-10210U (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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	524 (49%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1067 (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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	1559 (38%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	4065 (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 7c Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz	358 (81%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) @ 1.10 GHz	441 (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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1049 (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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	4013 (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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1172 (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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	3540 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	426 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1797 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	35 (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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	6312 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	408 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	1894 (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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	168 (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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	766 (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 7c 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	5 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-10210U 4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c	Intel Core i5-10210U
HP Chromebook x2 11 Acer Aspire 1 A114-61	Intel NUC10i5FNH Acer Aspire 5 A515-54G-50F2 Lenovo ThinkBook 14-IML Lenovo Ideapad C340-15IML

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