Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

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Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 has 56 cores with 112 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 was released in Q1/2023.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Xeon CPU Max (5) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9000 (5) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3)
3 Generation 3
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Kryo
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 has 56 CPU cores and can calculate 112 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 is 1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is at 1.80 GHz.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
56 Cores 4
112 Threads 4
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz) A-Core 1.80 GHz
2x Kryo
-- B-Core 1.36 GHz
2x Kryo

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
GPU frequency 0.51 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.51 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11,1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 530
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 307.2 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 10.7 GB/s.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR4-1333
4096 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.7 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
112.50 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
80 PCIe lanes --
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 is 350 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
350 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 112.50 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 4677 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2016
12980 $ Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480
56C 112T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
335 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480
56C 112T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
864 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.51 GHz
407 (100%)

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