Intel Xeon Gold 6140 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

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Intel Xeon Gold 6140 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Intel Xeon Gold 6140 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6140 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 - 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 6140 has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6140 was released in Q3/2017.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 was released in Q1/2019.
Intel Xeon Gold (148) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 (2)
1 Generation 1
Skylake Architecture Kryo 360
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6140 has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6140 is 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 is at 2.30 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6140 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
18 Cores 8
36 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz) A-Core 2.30 GHz
2x Kryo 360 Gold
-- B-Core 1.70 GHz
6x Kryo 360 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 Gold 6140 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6140 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 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 616
GPU frequency 0.75 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.75 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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 616
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode
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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6140 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6140 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR4X-3733
768 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
25.00 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 6140 is 140 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6140 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6140 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 25.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6140 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 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 Q1/2019
5400 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
1043 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
401 (38%)

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 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
14643 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1447 (10%)

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 Gold 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
1272 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
450 (35%)

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 Gold 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
9744 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1410 (14%)

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 Gold 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
23965 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
2458 (10%)

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 Gold 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Qualcomm Adreno 616 @ 0.75 GHz
384 (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 Gold 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
249650 (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 Gold 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
195433 (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 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
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 Gold 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
2785 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
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 Gold 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
3 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6140 Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
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