Intel Xeon Gold 6238M vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 208

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6238M CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
Intel Xeon Gold 6238M Qualcomm Snapdragon 208

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6238M and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6238M 22 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in 2014.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4)
2 Generation 2
Cascade Lake Architecture Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238M is a 22 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 44 threads at the same time. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 clocks with 1.10 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
22 Cores 2
44 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.60 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 6238M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon QDSP6

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 304
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 24
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 304
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 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 6238M, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 3.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3-800, LPDDR2-800
Max. Memory 4 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 3.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
30.25 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238M has a TDP of 140 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238M has 30.25 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238M Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
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
Q2/2019 Release date 2014
-- Release price --
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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 6238M Intel Xeon Gold 6238M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208 Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
Qualcomm Adreno 304 @ 0.40 GHz
19 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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