Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 10 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2020.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 (3)
4 Generation 2
Ivy Bridge EP Architecture Kryo 470 Gold/475 Silver
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G clocks with 2.30 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
10 Cores 8
20 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz) A-Core 2.30 GHz
2x Kryo 470 Gold
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
6x Kryo 470 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 E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 688 @ 3.6 TOPS

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 618
GPU frequency 0.95 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

Up to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR4X-3733
768 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
59.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
40 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 has 20.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 8 nm.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
22 nm Technology 8 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions --
LGA 2011 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2013 Release date Q3/2020
1150 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 (90%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G (95%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G (39%)

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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
618 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
558 (90%)

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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
5536 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1740 (31%)

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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
588 (80%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
732 (100%)

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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
3558 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1684 (47%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
2389 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.95 GHz
486 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
349755 (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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
277965 (100%)

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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
13142 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
336.4 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
3204 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
113 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
916 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 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 E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
3.6 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
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