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 i7-6500U wins 1 and Qualcomm Snapdragon C wins 4.

What are the main differences between the Intel Core i7-6500U and the Qualcomm Snapdragon C?

Qualcomm Snapdragon C advantages: 300% higher cores: 8 vs 2; 100% higher threads: 8 vs 4; 57% lower process: 6 nm vs 14 nm.

Intel Core i7-6500U vs Qualcomm Snapdragon C

Intel

Intel Core i7-6500U

$393

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon C

20.4Multi-core—

66.4Efficiencyspec-based73.3

20iGPU—

28.9Platformspec-based28.9

1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-6500U4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon C

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-6500U and Qualcomm Snapdragon C lack 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 i7-6500U

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon C

300% higher cores: 8 vs 2
100% higher threads: 8 vs 4
57% lower process: 6 nm vs 14 nm

General

General comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i7-6500U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Announced	2015	2026+1%
Process	14 nm	6 nm+57%
Base TDP	15 W	—
Max TDP	25 W	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i7-6500U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Cores	2	8+300%
Threads	4	8+100%
Base clock	2.5 GHz	—
Boost clock	3.1 GHz+3%	3 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i7-6500U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
iGPU	Intel HD Graphics 520	Qualcomm Adreno A643
iGPU clock	1,050 MHz	900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i7-6500U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Memory support	DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600	—
Max memory	32 GB	—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i7-6500U versus Qualcomm Snapdragon C
Spec	Intel Core i7-6500U	Qualcomm Snapdragon C
PassMark	3,276Bottom 4%	—
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)	263Bottom 4%	—

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