Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Intel Core i7-8565U

Processor comparisons 28-02-2023

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 vs Intel Core i7-8565U tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, Furmark, VeraCrypt, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, SuperPi, MATLAB, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, 3DMark, Gears 5, RealBench, UserBenchmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8565U 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 i7-8565U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Snapdragon 850

51%

Core i7-8565U

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	92.3
Valorant	102.5	104.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	58.8
Apex Legends	96.3	98.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.8	78.7
Overwatch	83.0	85.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	72.4
DOOM Eternal	51.2	52.5
Warzone	79.9	81.8
Assassin's Creed	86.1	88.1
Valheim	85.0	87.1

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. 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 i7-8565U

266%

To make a finishing decision 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 i7-8565U 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, you must know its TDP. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes 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 you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can 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 i7-8565U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	84	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	209	659
Cinbench 20 Single-core	170	459
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	350	1518
Cinbench 23 Single-core	485	1007
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1347	3472

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

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850	Intel Core i7-8565U
Single-Core	596	2307
Multi-Core	3792	6388

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

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850	Intel Core i7-8565U
Single-Core	482	1201
Multi-Core	2115	4250

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 850	Intel Core i7-8565U
Announcement date	February 12, 2021	April 01, 2018
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	Unk	FCBGA1356
Core name	Kryo 385	Whiskey Lake
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	x86
Generation	2	8
Turbo Frequency		4.6 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	1.8 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	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache	1MB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache		8 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 25% better than Core i7-8565U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 850 has 4 more core than Core i7-8565U. 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 i7-8565U is better: 28
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 and Intel Core i7-8565U before deciding which processor 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 i7-8565U specs and review.