Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Processor comparisons 28-02-2023

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, PassMark, Furmark, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, MATLAB, Gears 5, AIDA64, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7300HQ 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 i5-7300HQ

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Snapdragon 850

51%

Core i5-7300HQ

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play 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 other games in which processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	91.1
Valorant	102.5	103.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	58.0
Apex Legends	96.3	97.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	77.6
Overwatch	83.0	83.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	71.4
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.8
Warzone	79.9	80.8
Assassin's Creed	86.1	87.0
Valheim	85.0	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 comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Snapdragon 850

200%

Core i5-7300HQ

66%

To make a finishing choice 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 850 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. 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 machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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 use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	84	143
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	209	541
Cinbench 20 Single-core	170	288
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	350	1083
Cinbench 23 Single-core	485	789
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1347	2824

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

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	596	2001
Multi-Core	3792	5134

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

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	482	900
Multi-Core	2115	3045

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of 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. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Announcement date	February 12, 2021	January 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	Unk	FCBGA1440
Core name	Kryo 385	Kaby Lake
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	x86
Generation	2	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	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4200 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 850 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 850 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 850 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7300HQ is better: 29
Although it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 and Intel Core i5-7300HQ before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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 i5-7300HQ specs and review.