How do the scores compare?

There is no overall score comparison yet, because at least one of them still awaits benchmark results. On individual spec rows, Intel Core i3-1215U wins 1 and Qualcomm Snapdragon C wins 3.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core i3-1215U and the Qualcomm Snapdragon C?

Intel Core i3-1215U advantages: 47% higher Boost clock: 4.4 GHz vs 3 GHz. Qualcomm Snapdragon C advantages: 40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm; 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6.

Intel Core i3-1215U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon C

Intel

Intel Core i3-1215U

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon C

50.7Single-core—

28.9Multi-core—

75.3Efficiencyspec-based73.3

48.2iGPU—

43.3Platformspec-based28.9

1 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U3 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon C

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon C lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

47% higher Boost clock: 4.4 GHz vs 3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon C

40% lower process: 6 nm vs 10 nm
33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i3-1215U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Announced	2022	2026
Process	10 nm	6 nm+40%
Base TDP	15 W	—
Max TDP	55 W	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i3-1215U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Cores	6	8+33%
Performance cores	2	—
Efficiency cores	4	—
Threads	8	8
Base clock	1.2 GHz	—
Boost clock	4.4 GHz+47%	3 GHz
L3 cache	10 MB	—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i3-1215U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
iGPU	Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)	Qualcomm Adreno A643
iGPU clock	1,100 MHz	900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i3-1215U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Memory support	LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267	—
Max memory	64 GB	—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i3-1215U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i3-1215U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Geekbench 6 (single)	2,082Bottom 24%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	5,213Bottom 10%	—
Cinebench R23 (single)	1,512Bottom 32%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	5,182Bottom 16%	—
PassMark	10,082Bottom 20%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	1,067Bottom 39%	—

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