Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G vs Intel Core i5-8250U Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(2P+6E) 8 Threads(2P+6E) 2.3GHz	4 Cores 8 Threads 1.6GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 14.9GB/s LPDDR4X	Bandwidth 34.1GB/s DDR4·LPDDR3·DDR3L
iGPU Adreno 618	iGPU UHD 620 1100MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 844.8 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 422.4 GFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket BGA 1356

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 TDP

Snapdragon 720G738

x1

Core i5-8250U1,124

x1.52

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Core Config

8 Cores 2P 6E	4 Cores 4P -
8 Threads 2P 6E	8 Threads 8P -

Clocks

Base Clock 2.3GHz	Base Clock 1.6GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 3.4GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB P 32KB E	L1i 32KB P -
L1d 64KB P 32KB E	L1d 32KB P -
L2 512KB P 128KB E	L2 256KB P -
L3 2MB	L3 6MB
SLC Cache 1MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR4X	Type DDR4·LPDDR3·DDR3L
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 2
Bus Width 32-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 3733MT/s	Speed 2133MT/s
Bandwidth 14.9GB/s	Bandwidth 34.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3733MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 14.9GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2133MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 34.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W	TDP 15W
cTDP-down -	cTDP-down 10W
cTDP-up -	cTDP-up 25W
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type OPI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 4 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 4GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 2GB/s

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 3.0 x12 11.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU Adreno 618	iGPU UHD 620 1100MHz
Shaders 256	Shaders 192
Boost Clock 825MHz	Boost Clock 1.1GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 844.8 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 422.4 GFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model Hexagon 692

NPU Model -

Cellular

Modem Model X15	Modem Model -
Peak Down Up to 800Mbps	Peak Down -
Peak Up Up to 150Mbps	Peak Up -

Chip

Manufacturer Qualcomm	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Kryo 465ARMv8.2-A	Architecture Skylake
Family 7 Series	Family Core 8th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename - - Cortex-A76P-Core Cortex-A55E-Core	Codename Kaby Lake-R Kaby Lake-R-4C-GT2Variant - -
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Jan 20, 2020	Release Date Aug 21, 2017

Fabrication

Foundry Samsung	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node 8LPP	Fabrication Node 14nm+
Die Size -	Die Size 123mm²
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 2.1 Billion
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 17 MTr/mm²

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Used In

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Tablets Galaxy Tab S6 Lite(SD 720G, Early 2022)	Tablets Surface Pro 6(Intel 8th Gen, Late 2018)

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