Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 vs Intel Core i7-5930K

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-5930K
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Intel Core i7-5930K

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 or Intel Core i7-5930K - 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 8cx Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Core i7-5930K has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5930K was released in Q3/2014.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 5000X (3)
3 Generation 5
Cortex-X1 / Cortex-A78 Architecture Haswell E
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 Predecessor Intel Core i7-4930K
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The Intel Core i7-5930K has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5930K
8 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.00 GHz
4x Kryo 680 Prime
A-Core 3.50 GHz (3.70 GHz)
2.42 GHz
4x Kryo 680 Gold
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 8cx Gen 3 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5930K
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 690 GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 DirectX Version --

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 690 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode 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 8cx Gen 3 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5930K can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5930K
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR4-2133
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 15.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has a TDP of 7 W, that of the Intel Core i7-5930K is 140 W.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5930K
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 140 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-5930K cache has a total of 15.00 MB.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5930K
5 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, AVX2
-- Socket LGA 2011-3
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android, Windows 10 (ARM) Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price 499 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5930K (90%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5930K (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1096 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
984 (90%)

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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
5789 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
5788 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
54 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
378 (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
579 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3286 (100%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
1132 (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
6032 (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
409 (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
3052 (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
10302 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
313.2 (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
3043 (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
142 (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 8cx Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
1149 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Intel Core i7-5930K
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