Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 vs Intel Pentium 987

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 987
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Intel Pentium 987

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and the Intel Pentium 987 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 8 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the Intel Pentium 987 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2012.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 808/810 (3) CPU group Intel Pentium 900 (10)
2 Generation 3
Cortex-A57 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Sandy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium 987 clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
A-Core 1.50 GHz
1.55 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The 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.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP V56 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 430 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
4 GPU Generation 6
20 nm Technology 32 nm
0 Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
256 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11 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 430 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, while the Intel Pentium 987 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
LPDDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Pentium 987 is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 20 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium 987 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Characteristic Intel Pentium 987
20 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1023
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (91%)
Intel Pentium 987 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (100%)
Intel Pentium 987 (71%)

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 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
269 (91%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
297 (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 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
847 (100%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
582 (69%)

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 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
Qualcomm Adreno 430 @ 0.60 GHz
389 (100%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (25%)

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 810 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
921 (100%)
Intel Pentium 987 Intel Pentium 987
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
675 (73%)

Devices using this processor

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