Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

Processor comparisons   28-02-2023
   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Intel Core i3-1005G1 and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as 7zip, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Prime95, RealBench, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, Blender, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-1005G1 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 850.

Summary benchmark results

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

Snapdragon 850

51%

Core i3-1005G1

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Snapdragon 850

51%

Core i3-1005G1

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	90.5
Valorant	102.5	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.6
Apex Legends	96.3	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	77.1
Overwatch	83.0	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	71.0
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.4
Warzone	79.9	80.2
Assassin's Creed	86.1	86.4
Valheim	85.0	85.4

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So 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 850

200%

Core i3-1005G1

266%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-1005G1 is more energy efficient than the Snapdragon 850 since it has less power consumption: 8W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software 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 work, and all the benefit 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 850	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Cinbench 15 Single-core	84	158
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	209	409
Cinbench 20 Single-core	170	402
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	350	949
Cinbench 23 Single-core	485	675
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1347	2621

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

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Single-Core	596	2281
Multi-Core	3792	5244

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

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Single-Core	482	1197
Multi-Core	2115	2465

Comparison of specifications

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

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Announcement date	February 12, 2021	April 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	Unk	FCBGA1526
Core name	Kryo 385	Ice Lake
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency		3.4 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	1.2 MHz
Cores	8	2
Threads	8	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	2600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	8 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Max. Memory	16 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266
Memory bandwidth		58.3 GB/s
L1 cache	1MB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache		4 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 Snapdragon 850 is 50% better than Core i3-1005G1 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 850 has 6 more core than Core i3-1005G1. 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 850 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-1005G1 is better: 28
The summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 and Intel Core i3-1005G1 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 - all data

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

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 specs and review.

• Intel Core i3-1005G1 specs and review.