Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 vs Intel Core i5 3470 |
Released April, 2013
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
- 1.7 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
 | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
| | Newer Apr, 2013 |
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3470
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3470
| | Much higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | | More advanced architecture x86-64 |
| | Newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2013 | vs | Jun, 2012 | Release date 10 months later | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 1.7 GHz | Around 90% higher clock speed | |||
| More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | ARM | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 28 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 1.75 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | vs | 1.89 GHz | Around 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Snapdragon 600 vs Core i5 3470
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Snapdragon 600 | vs | Core i5 3470 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.75 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.89 GHz | 4.09 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.75 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | N/A | 86.05W | |
details | Snapdragon 600 | vs | Core i5 3470 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ARM | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 28 nm | 22 nm | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Adreno 320 | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
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