Intel Xeon Gold 6240 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
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CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6240 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 - 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 6240 has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240 was released in Q2/2019. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 was released in Q3/2015. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) |
| 2 | Generation | 2 |
| Cascade Lake | Architecture | Cortex-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 6240 has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6240 is 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is at 1.70 GHz. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 |
| 18 | Cores | 8 |
| 36 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz) | A-Core | 1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.20 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
NPU AI performanceThe performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 |
| -- | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| -- | AI specifications | Hexagon V50 |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Xeon Gold 6240 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 405 |
| GPU frequency | 0.55 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.55 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 4 |
| Technology | 28 nm | |
| Max. displays | 0 | |
| -- | Compute units | -- |
| -- | Shader | 48 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | 11 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 405 |
| 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 & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 6240 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 6.4 GB/s. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | LPDDR3-1600 |
| 1024 GB | Max. Memory | 4 GB |
| 6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| 140.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 24.75 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 48 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6240 is 150 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 |
| 150 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6240 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 24.75 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 28 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 |
| Q2/2019 | Release date | Q3/2015 |
| 2448 $ | 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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz |
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