Intel Xeon Gold 5117F vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 600

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Intel Xeon Gold 5117F CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
Intel Xeon Gold 5117F Qualcomm Snapdragon 600

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5117F or Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 - 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 Gold 5117F has 14 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5117F was released in Q3/2017.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 was released in Q1/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (1)
1 Generation 2
Skylake Architecture Krait
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5117F has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 28 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5117F is 2.00 GHz (2.80 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is at 1.70 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117F Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
14 Cores 4
28 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 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 Gold 5117F Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP6

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 5117F or Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 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 320
GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.55 GHz
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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 320
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
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 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 5117F can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 115.2 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117F Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-1600
768 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
19.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5117F is 113 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117F Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
113 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5117F is manufactured in 14 nm and has 19.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117F Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 3647 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2017 Release date Q1/2013
-- 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 Gold 5117F Intel Xeon Gold 5117F
14C 28T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
148 (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 Gold 5117F Intel Xeon Gold 5117F
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
429 (100%)

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 Gold 5117F Intel Xeon Gold 5117F
14C 28T @ 2.80 GHz
122 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 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 Gold 5117F Intel Xeon Gold 5117F
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
1858 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5117F Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
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