Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 4 core processor released in Q2/2013 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (1)
4 Generation 4
Haswell S Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 E3-1270 v3 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 546

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 506
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11

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 506
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 supports a maximum of 6 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 7.5 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1866
32 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 7.5 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1150 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2013 Release date Q3/2017
315 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (14%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (20%)

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 E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1041 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
151 (15%)

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 E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
3927 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
941 (24%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1238 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
166 (13%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
4281 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
770 (18%)

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 E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
7322 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1281 (17%)

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 E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Qualcomm Adreno 506 @ 0.60 GHz
115 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
87906 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
2021 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 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 E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
153 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 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 E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
742 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
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