Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 vs Intel Core i7-940
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 | Intel Core i7-940 | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 or Intel Core i7-940 - 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 G2 Gen 1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 0.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 was released in Q3/2023. The Intel Core i7-940 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-940 was released in Q4/2008. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G (4) | Family | Intel Core i7 (298) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon G Gen 1 (3) | CPU group | Intel Core i7 900 (7) |
| 1 | Generation | 1 |
| Kryo | Architecture | Bloomfield |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 is -- while the Intel Core i7-940 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-940 is at 2.93 GHz (3.20 GHz). |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-940 |
| 8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| -- | Frequency | 2.93 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.20 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 or Intel Core i7-940 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| Qualcomm Adreno A21 | GPU | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | -- | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | -- |
| Technology | ||
| 0 | Max. displays | |
| -- | Compute units | -- |
| -- | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | -- |
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 A21 | 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 | Codec VP8 | No |
| Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i7-940 supports up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-940 |
| Memory | DDR3-1066 | |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | |
| 0 | Memory channels | 3 |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 is --, while the Intel Core i7-940 has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-940 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 130 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 is manufactured in 6 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-940 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 9.00 MB cache. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-940 |
| 6 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| -- | Socket | LGA 1366 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2023 | Release date | Q4/2008 |
| -- | Release price | 305 $ |
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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 G2 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 3.20 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 G2 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 0.00 GHzNot verified |
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Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 | Intel Core i7-940 |
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