Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 vs Intel Core 3 processor 100U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core 3 processor 100U
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Intel Core 3 processor 100U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 and the Intel Core 3 processor 100U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 8 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Core 3 processor 100U which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2024.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core 3 (1)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Plus (1) CPU group Intel Core processors (Series 1) (3)
3 Generation 1
Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Raptor Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core 3 processor 100U clocks with 1.20 GHz (4.70 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Characteristic Intel Core 3 processor 100U
8 Cores 6
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
A-Core 1.20 GHz (4.70 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
1.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
B-Core 0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Crestmont

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+ Gen 3 Characteristic Intel Core 3 processor 100U
-- AI hardware Intel AI engine
-- AI specifications Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost)

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 642L GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
0.70 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
5 GPU Generation 13
6 nm Technology 10 nm
1 Max. displays 4
4 Compute units 64
384 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12.0 DirectX Version 12.1

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 642L GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder 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
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3, while the Intel Core 3 processor 100U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Characteristic Intel Core 3 processor 100U
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266 Memory LPDDR5-5200, DDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 10.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core 3 processor 100U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Characteristic Intel Core 3 processor 100U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 6 nm. The cache of Intel Core 3 processor 100U is at 10.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Characteristic Intel Core 3 processor 100U
6 nm Technology 10 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 1744
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2024
-- Release price --
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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+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
675 (100%)
Intel Core 3 processor 100U Intel Core 3 processor 100U
6C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
268 (100%)
Intel Core 3 processor 100U Intel Core 3 processor 100U
6C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1025 (100%)
Intel Core 3 processor 100U Intel Core 3 processor 100U
6C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
2476 (100%)
Intel Core 3 processor 100U Intel Core 3 processor 100U
6C 8T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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+ Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 642L @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core 3 processor 100U Intel Core 3 processor 100U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz
1240 (100%)

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