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Intel Core i3-1120G4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
Intel Core i3-1120G4
Intel Core i3-1120G4
Released
Q4/2018
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-1120G4 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 855? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i3-1120G4 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 28% better clock speed

    2.50 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 27% better overclocked clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 2.84 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-1120G4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    366 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1082 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    895 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    875 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    336 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    29 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    899 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Intel Core i3-1120G4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 1100G/11000U left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/860
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 2.84 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    -- left arrow 1x Kryo 485 Prime
  • B core
    -- left arrow 3x Kryo 485 Gold
  • C core
    -- left arrow 4x Kryo 485 Silver
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 640
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.25 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 0.59 GHz
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12.0
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q1/2019
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and Intel Core i3-1120G4. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow LPDDR4X-4266
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    4 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-1120G4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow
  • TDP down
    7 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-1120G4 and Intel Core i3-1120G4, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Tiger Lake U left arrow Kryo 485
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1526 left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q4/2018
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow SM8150

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-1120G4 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
845
Intel Core i3-1120G4
899
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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