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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G vs Intel Core i7-7700

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G Compute Platform (or SD8cx Gen2, SC8180XP) is a ARM based SoC for Windows laptops. It integrates a similar CPU part as the Snapdragon 855 (same cores but without the Prime Core feature) and is manufactured in 7nm at Samsung. The 4 Kryo 495 Gold cores are based on the ARM Cortex-A76 architecture (for performance) and clocked at 3.15 GHz under load. The 4 Kryo 495 Silver cores are small ARM Cortex-A55 cores for power efficiency and clocked at 1.8 GHz under load (most likely).

Compared to the predecessor, the Snapdragon 8cx, the Gen 2 offers higher clock speeds and an integrated 5G modem (X55 with Sub-6 GHz and mmWave support). Wi-Fi was also bumped up to Wi-Fi 6

The processor performance should be similar to a Intel Core i5 8th gen U-series (e.g. i5-8250U) according to Qualcomm. However, this is only the case for native ARM64 compiled Windows apps which are not that many (in mid 2019). 32 bit applications and games for AMD/Intel run in a rather slow emulation and 64 bit apps wont start at all (but an emulator should come in Windows in 2021).

The integrated Adreno 680 graphics card could also be a bit higher clocked.

The chip is very power efficient as its produced at TSMC in the modern 7 process. Therefore, laptops using the Snapdragon 8cx can be passively cooled (no fan) and should not throttle under constant load.

Intel Core i7-7700

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The Intel Core i7-7700 is a fast quad-core processor for desktops based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in January 2017. It is the top model of the 65 Watt consumer Kaby-Lake-H series at the time of the announcement. The faster CPUs, like the Core i7-7700K, are specified with 91 Watt. Besides four cores including Hyper-Threading (8 threads) support running at 3.6 - 4.2 GHz, the processor is also equipped with the HD Graphics 630 GPU as well as a dual-channel memory controller (DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2400). It is manufactured in a 14nm process with FinFET transistors.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors, which improves the efficiency slightly.

ModelQualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5GIntel Core i7-7700
SeriesQualcomm SnapdragonIntel Kaby Lake
CodenameCortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495)Kaby Lake
Series: Kaby Lake Kaby Lake
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G « 3.15 GHz8 / 8 cores2 MB L3 Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495)
Microsoft SQ1 compare3 GHz8 / 8 cores2 MB L3 Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx compare2.84 GHz8 / 8 cores2 MB L3 Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495)
Intel Core i7-7700K compare4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700 « 3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 compare3.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ compare3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T compare2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K compare3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 compare3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500 compare3.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U compare3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U compare2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U compare2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T compare2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U compare3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U compare2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U compare3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U compare2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U compare2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U compare2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U compare2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U compare2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H compare3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U compare2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y75 compare1.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y57 compare1.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y54 compare1.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y32 compare1 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y30 compare1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U compare2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y compare1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Clock3150 MHz3600 - 4200 MHz
L3 Cache2 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 84 / 8
TDP7 Watt65 Watt
Technology7 nm14 nm
FeaturesX24 LTE Modem, Adreno 680 GPUDDR3(L)-1600/DDR4-2400 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro
iGPUQualcomm Adreno 680Intel HD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)
ArchitectureARMx86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.qualcomm.comark.intel.com
L1 Cache256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB
SocketFCLGA1151
$303 U.S.

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 i7-7700 +
min: 836     avg: 861     median: 857 (5%)     max: 889 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 i7-7700 +
min: 153     avg: 171.3     median: 178 (54%)     max: 183 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 i7-7700 +
9.5 Points (12%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 i7-7700 +
2 Points (50%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 i7-7700 +
210.1 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 i7-7700 +
6.7 s (1%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 i7-7700 +
49 fps (17%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 i7-7700 +
181 fps (42%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 i7-7700 +
10.2 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 i7-7700 +
22.9 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 i7-7700 +
556 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
1975 Points (5%)
min: 10706     avg: 10740     median: 10739.5 (29%)     max: 10773 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 i7-7700 +
min: 54177     avg: 57570     median: 57569.5 (47%)     max: 60962 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 i7-7700 +
53710 Points (44%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 i7-7700 +
min: 8301     avg: 8650     median: 8650 (22%)     max: 8999 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 i7-7700 +
min: 11520     avg: 12081     median: 12081 (22%)     max: 12642 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 793     avg: 797     median: 797 (34%)     max: 801 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3088     avg: 3116     median: 3115.5 (6%)     max: 3143 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
2355 Points (24%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
7502 Points (8%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
1284 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
32979 Points (29%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
132 Points (28%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
17 Watt (3%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
5.6 Watt (6%)

Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-7700 → 544% n=1

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