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Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Intel Core i5-8257U |
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Processor comparisons 28-02-2023
For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Intel Core i5-8257U and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, 7zip, PassMark, Blender, AIDA64, Prime95, Furmark, MATLAB, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, PCMark 10, SuperPi.
And how good the processors are in games: - Overwatch
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- DOOM: Eternal
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Halo Infinite
- Fallout 76
- Valorant
- Fortnite
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Last Man Standing
- Apex Legends
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Borderlands 3
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
- Death Stranding
- Valheim
After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-8257U 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 i5-8257U | 52% |
This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-8257U is 1% better than Snapdragon 850. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.
Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.| Snapdragon 850 | 51% |
Core i5-8257U | 52% |
For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. 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 small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V.
Gaming benchmark| Fortnite | 90.2 | 92.0 | | Valorant | 102.5 | 104.6 | | Cyberpunk 2077 | 57.4 | 58.6 | | Apex Legends | 96.3 | 98.3 | | Call of Duty Warzone | 76.8 | 78.4 | | Overwatch | 83.0 | 84.7 | | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 70.7 | 72.2 | | DOOM Eternal | 51.2 | 52.3 | | Warzone | 79.9 | 81.6 | | Assassin's Creed | 86.1 | 87.8 | | Valheim | 85.0 | 86.8 |
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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i5-8257U | 235% |
To make a final 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 Core i5-8257U is more energy efficient than the Snapdragon 850 as it consumes less power: 8W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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 video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor 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 check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 i5-8257U | | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 84 | 159 | | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 209 | 667 | | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 170 | 391 | | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 350 | 1628 | | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 485 | 1054 | | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 1347 | 4128 |
Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 |
Intel Core i5-8257U | | Single-Core | 596 | 2350 | | Multi-Core | 3792 | 7832 |
GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 |
Intel Core i5-8257U | | Single-Core | 482 | 1061 | | Multi-Core | 2115 | 3939 |
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 later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 |
Intel Core i5-8257U | | Announcement date | February 12, 2021 | November 07, 2019 | | Type | Laptop | Laptop | | Socket | Unk | FCBGA1528 | | Core name | Kryo 385 | Coffee Lake | | Architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | x86 | | Generation | 2 | 8 | | Turbo Frequency | | 3.9 MHz | | Frequency | 2.4 MHz | 1.4 MHz | | Cores | 8 | 4 | | Threads | 8 | 8 | | Bus rate | | 4 GT/s | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm | | Transistors count | 4200 millions | 1900 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 | No | | Supports ECC | No | No | | Part number | | Expansion Options
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In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 850 is 41% better than Core i5-8257U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 850 has 4 more core than Core i5-8257U. 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 i5-8257U is better: 27
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 and Intel Core i5-8257U before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.
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