Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 vs Intel Core i7-660UM

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-660UM
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Intel Core i7-660UM

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 or Intel Core i7-660UM - 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 7s Gen 2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 was released in Q3/2023.

The Intel Core i7-660UM has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-660UM was released in Q2/2010.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (1) CPU group Intel Core i7 600 (3)
2 Generation 1
Kryo Gold / Kryo Silver Architecture Arrandale
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz. The Intel Core i7-660UM has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.33 GHz (2.40 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Characteristic Intel Core i7-660UM
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A78
A-Core 1.33 GHz (2.40 GHz)
1.95 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
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 7s Gen 2 Characteristic Intel Core i7-660UM
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 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 710 GPU Intel HD Graphics Ironlake (Arrandale)
0.58 GHz GPU frequency 0.17 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.50 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
4 nm Technology 45 nm
0 Max. displays 0
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.1 DirectX Version 10.1

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 710 GPU Intel HD Graphics Ironlake (Arrandale)
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 & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-660UM can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Characteristic Intel Core i7-660UM
LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-6400 Memory DDR3-800
Max. Memory 8 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i7-660UM is 18 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Characteristic Intel Core i7-660UM
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 18 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-660UM cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Characteristic Intel Core i7-660UM
4 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1288
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2023 Release date Q2/2010
-- Release price --
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