Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Processor comparisons 28-02-2023

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here is all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, Blender, WPrime, UserBenchmark, Prime95, 3DMark, RealBench, PassMark, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, 7zip, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Grand Theft Auto V
Borderlands 3
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Last Man Standing
Fortnite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7300HQ or Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3

51%

Core i5-7300HQ

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3

51%

Core i5-7300HQ

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.9	91.1
Valorant	102.2	103.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	58.0
Apex Legends	96.1	97.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	77.6
Overwatch	82.8	83.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.5	71.4
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.8
Warzone	79.7	80.8
Assassin's Creed	85.8	87.0
Valheim	84.8	85.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3

292%

Core i5-7300HQ

66%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-7300HQ as it consumes less power: 8W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	70	143
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	184	541
Cinbench 20 Single-core	149	288
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	314	1083
Cinbench 23 Single-core	438	789
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1228	2824

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	539	2001
Multi-Core	3472	5134

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	702	900
Multi-Core	1885	3045

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Announcement date	December 24, 2021	January 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	Unk	FCBGA1440
Core name	Kryo 575	Kaby Lake
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	x86
Generation	3	7
Turbo Frequency		3.5 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	8	4
Threads	8	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	2100 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	8 W	45 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	16 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache	1MB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache		6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-7300HQ is 4% better than Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 has 4 more core than Core i5-7300HQ. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7300HQ is better: 29
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 and Intel Core i5-7300HQ before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-7300HQ specs and review.