Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 vs Intel Core i5-1038NG7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Compute Platform (or SD7c Gen2) is a ARM based SoC for Windows laptops. It integrates two fast Kryo 495 Gold cores (based on the ARM Cortex-A76 architecture) at up to 2.55 GHz and six small Kryo 495 Silver cores (ARM Cortex-A55) for power efficiency. Compared to the previous generation, the clock speeds were slightly increased.
According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 can offer up to 60% better productivity performance per watt in Windows 10 compared to Gemini Lake Refresh chips such as the Intel Celeron N4020 and, to a good extent, the Pentium Silver N5030.
The integrated X15 LTE modem supports Cat.12 download (600 MBit/s) and Cat.13 upload speeds (150 MBit/s). Furthermore, Wifi-5 and Bluetooth 5.0 are integrated in the SoC. In addition to the Adreno 618 graphic card, the SoC also integrates a Hexagon 692 NPU.
The chip is produced in 8nm (compared to the more modern 7LPP process of the 8cx) and intended for the use in thin and light laptops without a fan.
Intel Core i5-1038NG7
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The Intel Core i5-1038NG7 or Core i5-1038G7 is a quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Ice-Lake-U generation that was announced in Mai 2020 in the refreshed MacBook Pro 13. It integrates four Sunnycove processor cores (8 threads thanks to HyperThreading) clocked at 2 (base) - 3.8 (single core Turbo) GHz. According to Intel the Sunnycove cores achieve 18% more IPCs (Instructions per Clock) and therefore the CPU performance should be similar to the higher clocked Whiskey-Lake and Coffee-Lake predecessors (e.g. Core i7-8559U, 2.7 - 4.5 GHz). The Core i5-1038G7 is the second fastest 28W model of the Ice Lake family after the Core i7-1068G7.
The biggest improvement for Ice-Lake is the integrated Gen 11 graphics card called Iris Plus Graphics. The Core i5-1035G7 integrates the biggest G7 variant with 64 CUs clocked at 300 - 1100? MHz. The Iris Plus G7 should be twice as fast as the predecessors and best the AMD Vega 10 GPU in current Ryzen APUs.
Other improvements for Ice Lake are the AI hardware acceleration and the partial integration of Thunderbolt and Wifi 6 in the chip. The integrated DDR4 memory controller supports modules with up to 3200 MHz (and LPDDDR4 3733).
The Core i5-1038G7 is produced in the new 10nm process at Intel that should offer a comparable performance to the 7nm process at TSMC. The TDP is specified at 28 Watts and therefore the CPU is best used in small multimedia laptops from 13-inch upwards (e.g. like a MacBook Pro 13).
| Model | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 | Intel Core i5-1038NG7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 468) | Ice Lake-U | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | Intel Ice Lake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Ice Lake Ice Lake-U |
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| Clock | 2550 MHz | 2000 - 3800 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 2 x 2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 6 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 | 4 / 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 7 Watt | 28 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 8 nm | 10 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | X15 LTE Modem, Adreno 618 GPU | AVX512, DL Boost, Turbo Boost 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Qualcomm Adreno 618 | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1050 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | www.qualcomm.com | ark.intel.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 → 100% n=24
Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-1038NG7 → 4005% n=24
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
