Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

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Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 - 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 E3-1235L v5 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 was released in Q4/2015.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 was released in Q3/2022.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 (1)
5 Generation 1
Skylake S Architecture Kryo Gold / Kryo Silver
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 is 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A78
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 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.

Intel HD Graphics P530 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 619
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.01 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 8 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units --
192 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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.

Intel HD Graphics P530 GPU Qualcomm Adreno 619
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
64 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 is 25 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
14 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1151 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q4/2015 Release date Q3/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 (93%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 (96%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (100%)

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 E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
864 (93%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
926 (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 E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2859 (96%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2979 (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 E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 0.40 GHz
154 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Qualcomm Adreno 619 @ 0.01 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
5008 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
126 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
401 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
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