Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 vs Intel Core i7-3612QM

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-3612QM
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Intel Core i7-3612QM

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 or Intel Core i7-3612QM - 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 870 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 was released in Q2/2021.

The Intel Core i7-3612QM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3612QM was released in Q2/2012.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 3000M (29)
7 Generation 3
Kryo 585 Architecture Ivy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The Intel Core i7-3612QM has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz
1x Kryo 585 Prime
A-Core 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz)
2.42 GHz
3x Kryo 585 Gold
B-Core --
1.80 GHz
4x Kryo 585 Silver
C-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 870 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon 698 @ 15 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 650 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.25 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
0.67 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7
7 nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 16
512 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.0 DirectX Version 11.0

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 650 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3612QM can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
LPDDR5-5500, LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
44.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
7.00 MB 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 870 has a TDP of 10 W, that of the Intel Core i7-3612QM is 35 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 has a 9.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-3612QM cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
7 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket PGA 988
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2012
-- Release price 363 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM (60%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM (73%)

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 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
996 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
684 (69%)

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 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3240 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2752 (85%)

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 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1121 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
571 (51%)

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 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3110 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1955 (63%)

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 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Adreno 650 @ 0.67 GHz
1418 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (20%)

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 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
6404 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
4631 (72%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
727650 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
651364 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1386 (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 870 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
15 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Intel Core i7-3612QM
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