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 i5-10210U wins 1 and Qualcomm Snapdragon C wins 3.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core i5-10210U and the Qualcomm Snapdragon C?

Intel Core i5-10210U advantages: 40% higher Boost clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz. Qualcomm Snapdragon C advantages: 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4; 57% lower process: 6 nm vs 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-10210U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon C

Intel

Intel Core i5-10210U

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon C

33.4Single-core—

25.1Multi-core—

66.4Efficiencyspec-based73.3

25.8iGPU—

39.4Platformspec-based28.9

1 spec wins — Intel Core i5-10210U3 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 i5-10210U

40% higher Boost clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon C

100% higher cores: 8 vs 4
57% lower process: 6 nm vs 14 nm

General

General comparison: Intel Core i5-10210U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i5-10210U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Announced	2019	2026
Process	14 nm	6 nm+57%
Base TDP	15 W	—
Max TDP	25 W	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i5-10210U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i5-10210U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Cores	4	8+100%
Threads	8	8
Base clock	1.6 GHz	—
Boost clock	4.2 GHz+40%	3 GHz
L3 cache	6 MB	—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i5-10210U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i5-10210U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
iGPU	Intel UHD Graphics (24 EU)	Qualcomm Adreno A643
iGPU clock	1,100 MHz	900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i5-10210U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i5-10210U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Memory support	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933	—
Max memory	64 GB	—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i5-10210U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i5-10210U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Geekbench 6 (single)	1,449Bottom 8%	—
Geekbench 6 (multi)	4,080Bottom 6%	—
Cinebench R23 (single)	974Bottom 8%	—
Cinebench R23 (multi)	3,321Bottom 8%	—
PassMark	6,012Bottom 10%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	389Bottom 8%	—

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