Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 - 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 E5-1650 v4 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 was released in Q2/2016.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.55 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c (2)
6 Generation 2
Broadwell E Architecture Kryo 468
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Predecessor Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
-- Successor Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 is 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 is at 2.55 GHz.

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz) A-Core 2.55 GHz
2x Kryo 468 Gold
-- B-Core 2.55 GHz
6x Kryo 468 Silver

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 E5-1650 v4 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 692 @ 5 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 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 618
GPU frequency 0.70 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 618
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
1536 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
15.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
40 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 is 140 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 15.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 is manufactured in 8 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
14 nm Technology 8 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 2011-3 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2021
621 $ Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 5.0 stars (3 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 4.5 stars (4 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 (51%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 (32%)

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 E5-1650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1076 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
553 (51%)

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 E5-1650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
6508 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
1629 (25%)

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 E5-1650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
11538 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
4557 (39%)

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 E5-1650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1241 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E5-1650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
5826 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E5-1650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.70 GHz
358 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
305.3 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E5-1650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
3425 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
8C 8T @ 2.55 GHz
5 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2Intel Core i3-8130U Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 vs Intel Core i3-8130U
2. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2Intel Core i3-1115G4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 vs Intel Core i3-1115G4
3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7cQualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
4. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
5. Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2Intel Core i5-8259U Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 vs Intel Core i5-8259U
7. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2Intel Core i5-10210U Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 vs Intel Core i5-10210U
8. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
9. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2MediaTek Helio P60 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 vs MediaTek Helio P60
10. Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G


back to index