Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 vs Intel Core i7-7800X
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 | Intel Core i7-7800X | |
CPU comparisonQualcomm Snapdragon 215 or Intel Core i7-7800X - 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 215 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 was released in Q3/2019. The Intel Core i7-7800X has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-7800X was released in Q2/2017. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) | Family | Intel Core i7 (298) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon QM215 (1) | CPU group | Intel Core i 7000X (9) |
| 3 | Generation | 7 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Skylake X |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is 1.30 GHz while the Intel Core i7-7800X has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-7800X is at 3.50 GHz (4.20 GHz). |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-7800X |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 1.30 GHz | Frequency | 3.50 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.20 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.90 GHz |
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 215 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-7800X |
| Qualcomm AI engine | AI hardware | -- |
| Hexagon | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 or Intel Core i7-7800X 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 308 | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.50 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 0.50 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 3 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 28 nm | Technology | |
| 0 | Max. displays | |
| -- | Compute units | -- |
| 24 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | 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 308 | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 can use up to 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 4.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-7800X supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-7800X |
| LPDDR3-1066 | Memory | DDR4-2400 |
| 3 GB | Max. Memory | 128 GB |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 4.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 28 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 27.6 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is --, while the Intel Core i7-7800X has a TDP of 140 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-7800X |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 140 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-7800X is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache. |
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| Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-7800X |
| 28 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| -- | Socket | LGA 2066 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q2/2017 |
| -- | Release price | 485 $ |
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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 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 4.20 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 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.90 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 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 4.20 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 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.90 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 215
Qualcomm Adreno 308 @ 0.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7800X
@ 0.00 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 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 215
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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