Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 or Intel Core Ultra 7 165U - 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 Ultra 7 165U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U was released in Q4/2023. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) | Family | Intel Core Ultra 7 (9) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (1) | CPU group | Intel Core Ultra 100U (7) |
| 3 | Generation | 1 |
| Cortex-X1 / Cortex-A78 | Architecture | Meteor Lake U |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen. 2 | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz). |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 | Characteristic | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 14 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.00 GHz 4x Kryo 680 Prime |
A-Core | 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz) 2x Redwood Cove |
| 2.42 GHz 4x Kryo 680 Gold |
B-Core | 1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz) 8x Crestmont |
| -- | C-Core | 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz) 2x Crestmont |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 | Characteristic | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U |
| Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | Intel AI engine |
| Hexagon | AI specifications | Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) |
Internal GraphicsThe 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 690 | GPU | Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.60 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 2.00 GHz |
| 6 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 7 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
| 0 | Max. displays | 4 |
| -- | Compute units | 64 |
| -- | Shader | 512 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | Yes |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
| 12.0 | DirectX Version | 12.2 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno 690 | GPU | Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 | Characteristic | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U |
| LPDDR4X-4266 | Memory | LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 |
| 32 GB | Max. Memory | 96 GB |
| 8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 68.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 120.0 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 12.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 20 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe 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 Ultra 7 165U is 15 W. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 | Characteristic | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U |
| 7 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | 57 W |
| -- | TDP up | 28 W |
| -- | TDP down | 12 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 110 °C |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U cache has a total of 12.00 MB. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 | Characteristic | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U |
| 5 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| -- | Socket | BGA 2049 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android, Windows 10 (ARM) | Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux |
| Q1/2022 | Release date | Q4/2023 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 690 @ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.00 GHz |
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