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Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Intel Core i5-8250U |
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Processor comparisons 28-02-2023
Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Intel Core i5-8250U tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, video editing, machine learning, streaming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, WPrime, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Blender, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, AIDA64, PCMark 10, SuperPi, PassMark, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, RealBench.
And how good the CPUs are in games: - Last Man Standing
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Fallout 76
- Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
- Overwatch
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Death Stranding
- Valheim
- Fortnite
- DOOM: Eternal
- Halo Infinite
- Apex Legends
- Valorant
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Borderlands 3
After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-8250U or Qualcomm Snapdragon 850.
Summary benchmark resultsAs a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
| Snapdragon 850 | 51% |
Core i5-8250U | 51% |
Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.| Snapdragon 850 | 51% |
Core i5-8250U | 52% |
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 run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just 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: Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).
Gaming benchmark| Fortnite | 90.2 | 91.6 | | Valorant | 102.5 | 104.0 | | Cyberpunk 2077 | 57.4 | 58.3 | | Apex Legends | 96.3 | 97.8 | | Call of Duty Warzone | 76.8 | 78.0 | | Overwatch | 83.0 | 84.3 | | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 70.7 | 71.8 | | DOOM Eternal | 51.2 | 52.0 | | Warzone | 79.9 | 81.2 | | Assassin's Creed | 86.1 | 87.4 | | Valheim | 85.0 | 86.4 |
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 computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i5-8250U | 199% |
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 850 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-8250U as it consumes less power: 8W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly 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 benchmarksIf you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. 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 can use only one core to work, 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 i5-8250U | | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 84 | 157 | | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 209 | 549 | | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 170 | 348 | | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 350 | 1509 | | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 485 | 897 | | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 1347 | 3118 |
Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 |
Intel Core i5-8250U | | Single-Core | 596 | 1990 | | Multi-Core | 3792 | 6011 |
GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 |
Intel Core i5-8250U | | Single-Core | 482 | 896 | | Multi-Core | 2115 | 3494 |
Comparison of specifications
In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, 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, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 |
Intel Core i5-8250U | | Announcement date | February 12, 2021 | April 01, 2017 | | Type | Laptop | Laptop | | Socket | Unk | FC-BGA1356 | | Core name | Kryo 385 | Kaby Lake R | | Architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | x86 | | Generation | 2 | 8 | | Turbo Frequency | | 3.4 MHz | | Frequency | 2.4 MHz | 1.6 MHz | | Cores | 8 | 4 | | Threads | 8 | 8 | | Bus rate | | 4 GT/s | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm | | Transistors count | 4200 millions | 1640 millions | | Power consumption (TDP) | 8 W | 15 W | | Memory type | LPDDR4x | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 | | Max. Memory | 16 Gb | 32 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 Snapdragon 850 is 33% better than Core i5-8250U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 850 has 4 more core than Core i5-8250U. 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 i5-8250U is better: 28
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 and Intel Core i5-8250U before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.
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