Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 vs Intel Core i7 990X |
Announced January, 2013
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
- 2.3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Newer manufacturing process 28 nm |
| | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Released February, 2011
Intel Core i7 990X
- 3.46 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 990X
| | Significantly higher clock speed 3.46 GHz | | More advanced architecture x86-64 |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.58 GHz | | More threads 12 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| Newer manufacturing process | 28 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.33 MB/core | More than 50% more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | More than 50% 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 | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.58 GHz | vs | 2.46 GHz | More than 85% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 4 | Three times as many threads | |||
| More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.47 GHz | vs | 2.27 GHz | More than 95% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Snapdragon 800 vs Core i7 990X
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Snapdragon 800 | vs | Core i7 990X |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Hexa core | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.46 GHz | 4.58 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.27 GHz | 4.47 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.46 GHz | 4.58 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | N/A | 105.63W | |
details | Snapdragon 800 | vs | Core i7 990X |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ARM | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 12 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.33 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 28 nm | 32 nm | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Adreno 330 | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Channels | Dual Channel | Triple Channel | |
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